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SCRAPPY (scrappier, scrappiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: scrappier , scrappiest
, scrappiest Dictionary entry overview: What does scrappy mean?
• SCRAPPY (adjective)
The adjective SCRAPPY has 1 sense:
1. full of fighting spirit
Familiarity information: SCRAPPY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: scrappier
Superlative: scrappiest
Superlative: scrappiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Full of fighting spirit
Context example:
a scrappy admiral
Similar:
aggressive (having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends)
Derivation:
scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)
scrappiness (the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious)
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