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scrabbly.

Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.

  2. Covered in loose rocks or crumbling soil.

  3. Difficult to negotiate; requiring scrambling.

  4. Scribbly.

  5. Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.

  6. Of poor quality; poorly maintained.

  7. Characterized by sparse, stunted vegetation, infertile.

  8. Stunted.

  9. Sparse and scraggly.

  10. Impoverished, hardscrabble

  11. Rough, poor and uncultured.

  12. Having a rough texture; scratchy.

Where this word comes from

From scrabble + -y.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.