Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence.
- adj. Quarrelsome; contentious.
- adj. Full of fighting spirit. See Synonyms at argumentative.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Consisting of scraps; made up of odds and ends; fragmentary.
Wiktionary
- adj. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
- adj. informal Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. full of fighting spirit
Examples
“It arrived in scrappy circumstances, Hooper scoring from close-range after a Georgios Samaras header landed in his path.”
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“Finding a potential meal ticket in scrappy female fighter Katherine Parker (ably played by Rebecca Neuenswander), Dublin manages to persuade her to allow him to “manage” her career.”
“For me it's been plain scrappy stubbornness, not necessarily talent or self-confidence, that pushes me forward.”
“With each check — they were coming now in scrappy but frequent maternal rushes — Simon poked a finger in my eye.”
“Also, it seems that every description of him is legally obliged to include the word scrappy at least once, so there you go.”
“Andy Keogh admitted Wolves 'win over Crystal Palace was' scrappy '- as he dubbed his team-mates' the Red Arrows 'for the way they stream forward.”
“So how do Hillary Clinton supporters feel about the so-called scrappy kid from Scranton getting the ticket?”
“And he's known as a scrappy fighter, somebody who really works hard on the Senate floor quietly.”
“But today new footage has surfaced, footage that leads us to question all we know about the so-called scrappy little altera-faith that could.”
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“But was ever so much fame won by writings which might be called scrappy and desultory by the _advocatus diaboli_?”
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