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- [skruhb-ee]
- /ˈskrʌb i/
- /skrʌb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skruhb-ee]
- /ˈskrʌb i/
Definitions of scrubby word
- adjective scrubby low or stunted, as trees. 1
- adjective scrubby consisting of or covered with scrub, stunted trees, etc. 1
- adjective scrubby undersized or inferior, as animals. 1
- adjective scrubby wretched; shabby. 1
- adjective scrubby Scrubby land is rough and dry and covered with scrub. 0
- adjective scrubby covered with or consisting of scrub 0
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Origin of scrubby
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; scrub2 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Scrubby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrubby popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
scrubby usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scrubby
adj scrubby
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- blowsy — (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish
- crumby — full of or littered with crumbs
- dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
adjective scrubby
- cure — If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- curer — A healer.
- degenerated — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
Top questions with scrubby
- how to crochet a scrubby nylon net?
- how to knit a scrubby?
- how to make a scrubby?
- what does scrubby mean?
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