scrabbly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.
  2. Covered in loose rocks or crumbling soil.
  3. Difficult to negotiate; requiring scrambling.
  4. Scribbly.
  5. Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.
  6. Of poor quality; poorly maintained.
  7. Characterized by sparse, stunted vegetation, infertile.
  8. Stunted.
  9. Sparse and scraggly.
  10. Impoverished, hardscrabble
  11. Rough, poor and uncultured.
  12. Having a rough texture; scratchy.
adj
  1. Characterized by unusual letters (those that have a high score in the game Scrabble).

Word forms

scrabbly more scrabbly most scrabbly

Etymology

From scrabble + -y.

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