scrappy
/ˈskɹæpi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
Example Sentences
- "That was a scrappy lecture."
- "He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him."
- "In those days PGS [Portsmouth Grammar School] was full of sadistic staff and scrappy boys called things like Smudger, Muzz and Titch."
- "The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account."
Etymology
Etymology tree English scrap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scrappy From scrap + -y.