scrap´pi|ness

scrap´pi|ness
scrap|py1 «SKRAP ee», adjective, -pi|er, -pi|est.
1. made up of odds and ends: »

a scrappy meal of leftovers.

2. fragmentary; disconnected; disjointed: »

a scrappy conversation.

[< scrap1 + -y1]
scrap´pi|ly, adverb.
scrap´pi|ness, noun.
scrap|py2 «SKRAP ee», adjective, -pi|er, -pi|est.
Slang. fond of fighting; pugnacious. SYNONYM(S): quarrelsome.
[< scrap2 + -y1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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