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Definition of Scrappy
1. Adjective. Full of fighting spirit. "A scrappy admiral"
Definition of Scrappy
1. a. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.
Definition of Scrappy
1. Adjective. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency. ¹
2. Adjective. (informal) Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrappy
1. marked by fighting spirit [adj -PIER, -PIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrappy
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Literary usage of Scrappy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John Ayscough's Letters to His Mother During 1914, 1915, and 1916 by John Ayscough (1919)
"I always feel a pig when I put you off with one of these scrappy letters — but
though I enjoyed yesterday very much it was not the sort of day to provide ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1882)
"and those which are mere curiosities of history: nil receive the same somewhat
dry and scrappy description. The borrowed diagrams and methods are, however, ..."
3. Letters from Nigeria, 1899-1900 by David Wynford Carnegie (1902)
"I know you will excuse these scrappy letters, but I never know when I may have
to start off into the " bush," and so write whenever ..."
4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1891)
"The pupil's academic knowledge is scrappy ; add to this, scrappy professional
knowledge ; how can such a combination produce the unity of science and of ..."
5. The Mechanics of Writing: A Compendium of Rules Regarding Manuscript by Edwin Campbell Woolley (1909)
"ELIMINATION OF SCANTY AND scrappy PARAGRAPHS 572. In the following sections are
stated some modes of procedure that are useful in the revision of a ..."
6. The Mechanics of Writing: A Compendium of Rules Regarding Manuscript by Edwin Campbell Woolley (1909)
"A scanty and scrappy paragraph may be omitted. Omission 576. When this is done,
... 269) scrappy paragraph omitted and title of essay changed ..."
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