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Definitions for Scrubby

[1] low or stunted, as trees.
[2] consisting of or covered with scrub, stunted trees, etc.
[3] undersized or inferior, as animals.
[4] wretched; shabby.
[5] covered with or consisting of scrub
[6] (of trees or vegetation) stunted in growth
[7] British informal messy

Words related to Scrubby

bedraggled, broken-down, crummy, decayed, decaying, decrepit, deteriorated, dilapidated, dingy, disreputable, faded, mangy, moth-eaten, pitiful, poverty-stricken, ragged, ramshackle, ratty, rickety, run-down

Words nearby Scrubby

scrub-bird, scrub-up, scrubbed, scrubber, scrubboard, scrubby, scrubdown, scrubland, scrubs, scrubwoman, scruff

Origin of Scrubby

First recorded in 1745–55; scrub2 + -y1

Other words from Scrubby

scrub·bi·ly , adverb
scrub·bi·ness , noun

Synonyms for Scrubby

all the worse for wear, bare, bedraggled, broken-down, crummy, cure, decayed, decaying, decrepit, degenerated, desolate, deteriorated, deteriorating, dilapidated, dingy, disfigured, disreputable, dog-eared, down-at-heel, faded, frayed, gone to seed, mangy, meager, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, pitiful, poor, pot, poverty-stricken, ragged, ramshackle, ratty, rickety, ruined, ruinous, run-down, rundown, scruffy, seedy, shoddy, sleazy, slipshod, squalid, tacky, tattered, tatty, threadbare, tired, worn, worn-out, worse for wear, wretched