Word Finder - scrappy

definition

Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.

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That was a scrappy lecture.

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Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.

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He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.

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(Of a fight) characterised by lots of ungainly or wild punches, grabs, wrestling, etc.

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(Of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play.

The extracts are often scrappy and torn out of their context.

We have a few peccary out there and they can be pretty scrappy.

I was just glad to get through in what was a pretty scrappy match.

A scrappy, sometimes bad-tempered game which was interrupted too often by the referee's whistle, but a welcome 3 points nonetheless.

It was they who opened the scoring midway through the half thanks to a scrappy goal from Simon Hicks.

Maybe he's not, he's faltered on only 16, so this frame is getting a bit scrappy now.

But I can't help thinking its not that simple, as most of them look a bit scrappy.

With this, the game started to become a bit scrappy.

The opening ten minutes of the game were very scrappy, with both sides unable to settle.

The VIII had a very strong if somewhat scrappy row, achieving 2nd place (losing to Caius by one second ).

A fairly scrappy row on Wednesday saw Selwyn close slightly on us Christ's getting clear away.

The second quarter became much more scrappy with both teams struggling to find any fluency ion their play.

The game started to get scrappy, which was no surprise.

This frame has gone scrappy, neither player can take control.

The opening stages were scrappy as both sides attempted to take control of the game.

Maybe he 's not, he 's faltered on only 16, so this frame is getting a bit scrappy now.

But I ca n't help thinking its not that simple, as most of them look a bit scrappy.

Robbie Wood 's goal on the stroke of half-time was enough to separate the sides in a scrappy encounter.

Arsenal scored a scrappy goal from a corner slightly against the run of play.

It was a scrappy opening from both teams with neither side making any real chances.

The VIII had a very strong if somewhat scrappy row, achieving 2nd place (losing to Caius by one second).

A fairly scrappy row on Wednesday saw Selwyn close slightly on us Christ 's getting clear away.

Cox bursts down the wing The second half was a scrappy affair in which neither side managed to gain much of a strangle hold.

The game itself was a scrappy affair settled by a scrappy affair settled by a scrappy first half goal from Fitz.

The first half was rather scrappy with both sides guilty of silly handling errors.

And this local and scrappy character it retains to ioor, where it practically ends.