Scrabbly

Quick meaning: Scrabbly is an adjective meaning Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.

Meaning

Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.

More Meanings

1. Covered in loose rocks or crumbling soil.
2. Difficult to negotiate; requiring scrambling.
3. Scribbly.
4. Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.
5. Of poor quality; poorly maintained.
6. Characterized by sparse, stunted vegetation, infertile.
7. Stunted.

Example Sentences

They just whisked inside, little paws all scrabbly with excitement,

With their carapace they survive the ordeal of the nets, frisking into scrabbly action as soon as they can.

We went turtle-hunting and found a lot of scrabbly things that I couldn't bear, but Faith and Ernest like them.

The scrabbly style of running so remarked upon by the press was partly a result of Casey's efforts not to let that happen.

Synonyms for scrabbly

Depending on context, synonyms include scrubby, wooded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scrubby, wooded, scramblesome, scrattling, scabbish, scrappy.

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