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scrabbly

[ skrab-lee ]

/ ˈskræb li /

adjective, scrab·bli·er, scrab·bli·est.

insignificantly small or sparse: scrabbly tufts of grass sprouting from the parched lawn.

scratchy; raspy.

Origin of scrabbly

First recorded in 1940–45; scrabble + -y¹

Words nearby scrabbly

scpo, scqf, scr, scr., scrabble, scrabbly, scrag, scraggly, scraggy, scram, scramasax

Example sentences from the Web for scrabbly

I wrote you a scrabbly note from Ravenna a few days since—but I must follow it up, without delay, with something better.

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