HyperDic: scrubby

English > 2 senses of the word scrubby:
ADJECTIVEallscrubby, scrabblysparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
allscrubby, scrawny, stuntedinferior in size or quality
scrubby > pronunciation
Soundsskrah'biy
Rhymesab / Ab / AB ... zombie: 62 rhymes with biy...
English > scrubby: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningsparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush.
Example"open scrubby woods"
Synonymscrabbly
BroaderwoodedCovered with growing trees and bushes etc
Nounsscrubdense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
scrubbinessthe property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality
English > scrubby: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaninginferior in size or quality.
Example "scrubby cut-over pine"
Synonymsscrawny, stunted
BroaderinferiorOf low or inferior quality
Spanishescuálido, raquítico
Catalanraquític, renoc, renocat
Nounsscrubbinessthe property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality

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