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scrappy

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scrap·py 1  (skrp)
adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est
Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence.
scrappi·ly adv.
scrappi·ness n.
scrap·py 2  (skrp)
adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est
1. Quarrelsome; contentious.
2. Full of fighting spirit. See Synonyms at argumentative.
scrappi·ly adv.
scrappi·ness n.
scrappy1
adj -pier, -piest
fragmentary; disjointed
scrappily  adv
scrappiness  n
scrappy2
adj -pier, -piest
Informal pugnacious
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.scrappy - full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral"
aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"
scrappy
adjective incomplete, sketchy, piecemeal, disjointed, perfunctory, thrown together, fragmentary, bitty a scrappy affair
Translations
scrappy [ˈskræpɪ] ADJ (scrappier (compar) (scrappiest (superl))) [essay etc] → deshilvanado; [knowledge, education] → incompleto; [meal] → hecho con sobras
scrappy [ˈskræpi] adj [game, performance, film, novel] → brouillon(ne)
The second half was a scrappy affair → La deuxième mi-temps a été plutôt brouillonne.
scrap value n
Its scrap value is £10 → À la casse cela vaut 10 livres.
scrappy
adj (+er) (= disjointed) → zusammengestückelt, zusammengestoppelt (inf); knowledge → lückenhaft; football match → orientierungslos; a scrappy goal → ein Zufallstor nt
scrappy [ˈskræpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (essay) → senza capo né coda; (knowledge, education) → lacunoso/a; (meal) → arrangiato/a
scrappy [ˈskræpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (essay) → senza capo né coda; (knowledge, education) → lacunoso/a; (meal) → arrangiato/a
scrappy scrap


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