Definition of Scrappiness

1. Noun. The trait of being scrappy and pugnacious.

Generic synonyms: Combativeness, Militance, Militancy
Derivative terms: Scrappy

Definition of Scrappiness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being scrappy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scrappiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrappiness

scrat
scratch-built
scratch along
scratch and sniff
scratch awl

Literary usage of Scrappiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes on German Schools, with Special Relation to Curriculum and Methods of by William Henry Winch (1904)
"The scrappiness of English school work, generally speaking, is not found in Germany. Yet in one subject, the teaching of science (I speak of the primary and ..."

2. Notes on German Schools, with Special Relation to Curriculum and Methods of by William Henry Winch (1904)
"The scrappiness of English school work, generally speaking, is not found in Germany. Yet in one subject, the teaching of science (I speak of the primary and ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In this characteristic of intellectual scrappiness, yet great molding influence, he may be compared with Coleridge and St. Simon. ..."

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