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scrubby

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I use the scrubby side of a sponge for this.

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Quick take

sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods"

adjective

inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scrubby.

adjective

sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods"

See also: scrabbly

adjective

inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

See also: scrawny, stunted

Example sentences

1

I use the scrubby side of a sponge for this.

2

BLM land is, in general, scrubby & dry.

3

It is always sunny, never rains, and the plants are either evergreen or scrubby bushes.

4

Lately, I think I'm still on the can I bought three years ago. I used to also keep a little scrubby sponge in the tank bag for those extra stubborn bugs.

5

I've been using a brand of face soap with little scrubby beads in it for years, and had no idea the things were made of plastic.

6

There are no trees nor large cactus... it's arid grassland with cholla and prickly pear cactus and low scrubby mesquite.

7

As soon as the first big scrubby thing approached, the EyeSight flipped out and slammed on the brake, which was jolting and scary.

8

However, in these cases land had been allowed to go back to forests naturally, with scrubby transition shrubs and trees that are pretty poor forests.

9

But they are scrubby, scraggy, dwarfed, wind-bent, un-photogenic, and uncommon.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use scrubby in a sentence?

I use the scrubby side of a sponge for this.

What does scrubby mean?

sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods"

What part of speech is scrubby?

scrubby is commonly used as adjective.