Meaning

4 senses
  1. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.

    That was a scrappy lecture.

    lückenhaft, bruchstückhaft, zusammengestückelt

    клочковатыйkločkovatyj, лоскутныйloskutnyj, обрывочныйobryvočnyj

  2. (informal)Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.

    He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.

  3. (informal)(Of a fight) characterised by lots of ungainly or wild punches, grabs, wrestling, etc.

  4. (informal)(Of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play.

More definitions
  • full of fighting spirit

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Google was once small and scrappy.

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  2. Wow, you're really in a bad mood. Don't get scrappy.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
consisting of scraps:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
consisting of scraps:

Forms

scrappier, scrappiest
Comparativescrappier Lesson
Superlativescrappiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
fragmentary:disconnected
aggressive:feistypugnacious

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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