scrappy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
    — That was a scrappy lecture.
  2. Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive. informal
    — He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.
  3. (Of a fight) characterised by lots of ungainly or wild punches, grabs, wrestling, etc. informal
  4. (Of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play. informal

词形变化

scrappier comparative scrappiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
scrappily scrappiness

词源

Etymology tree
English scrap
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English scrappy
From scrap + -y.
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