Definition of Scrubby

1. Adjective. Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush. "Open scrubby woods"

Exact synonyms: Scrabbly
Similar to: Wooded
Derivative terms: Scrub, Scrubbiness

2. Adjective. Inferior in size or quality. "Old stunted thorn trees"
Exact synonyms: Scrawny, Stunted
Similar to: Inferior
Derivative terms: Scrawniness, Scrubbiness, Stuntedness

Definition of Scrubby

1. a. Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur.

Definition of Scrubby

1. Adjective. Covered with or consisting of scrub. ¹

2. Adjective. Inferior in size or quality. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scrubby

1. inferior in size or quality [adj -BIER, -BIEST]

Medical Definition of Scrubby

1. Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur. "Dense, scrubby woods." Origin: Scrubbier; Scrubbiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrubby

scrub wallaby
scrubbable
scrubbed
scrubbers
scrubbier
scrubbiest
scrubbily
scrubbiness
scrubbing
scrubbing brush
scrubbings
scrubbird
scrubboard
scrubboards
scrubby (current term)
scrubeenie
scrubland
scrublands
scrubs
scrubstone
scrubwoman
scrubwomen
scrubwren
scrubwrens
scruff
scruffbucket
scruffbuckets
scruffier
scruffiest

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