scrubby

• “Unfortunately, in scrubby far South Texas, we had nothing like a jungle.”

  WILLIAM DAVID BARNETT 10 NOVEMBER 1958 - 19 JUNE 2001

• “Sure, they had a certain scrubby appeal, but the guys on Jackass were basically dorks.”

  Mr Jackass : GQ Feature

• ““Fred the scrubby was my best friend growing up,” Steve said.”

  Simon & Schuster: Steve and Me

• “Another description is called the scrubby oak -- it resembles the British gnarled oak, and is remarkably hard and durable.”

  The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)

• “Valenciennes lace, that being the simplest frock in her wardrobe; but she privately thought even Mrs. Washington's apotheosised lawns and organdies very "scrubby," and could never bring herself to anything less expensive than summer silks, made at the greatest house in Paris.”

  The Californians

• “We decided against that peninsula because we are not fond of the excessive heat and humidity thereabouts and we also found the peninsula to be a bit of a scrubby and unscenic flat and undistinguished land except perhaps in the southern part approaching other parts of Southern Mexico and along certain coastal corridors.”

  Retiring in Yucatan

• “You can almost feel them breathing on the page: outspoken Da, her best friend's grandmother; "spooky old" Mrs. Steinbott, with her odd gifts; and even a fox whose presence Mo senses in the scrubby woods nearby.”

  The Washington Post: Tricia Springstubb's 'What Happened on Fox Street,' for young readers

• “Dawn to dusk, each hour, Patricio would guide twenty pilgrims to the cave while the others queued up, seeking shade under every leafless cactus and scrubby tree near the chain.”

  The Calling

• “The latter beaches remind me of Australia – scrubby sand dunes, a certain wildness.”

  The Guardian: Insiders' guide to Greece

• “ANNIE MURPHY: A town of tile and cement homes perched on a scrubby hill.”

  NPR: Lula's Legacy Looms As Brazil's Voters Weigh Choice

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