adj
Meaning 1
Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That was a scrappy lecture.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scrappy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈskɹæpi/
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rhymes with -æpi
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CMU ARPABET: S K R AE1 P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
(Of a fight) characterised by lots of ungainly or wild punches, grabs, wrestling, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
(Of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
full of fighting spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a scrappy admiral
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 零碎的 (língsuì de) — consisting of scraps
- Chinese Mandarin: 支離破碎的 /支离破碎的 (zhīlípòsuì de) — consisting of scraps
- Finnish: sekava — consisting of scraps
- Finnish: epäyhtenäinen — consisting of scraps
- Finnish: sekalainen — consisting of scraps
- French: désordonné — consisting of scraps
- German: lückenhaft — consisting of scraps
- German: bruchstückhaft — consisting of scraps
- German: zusammengestückelt — consisting of scraps
- German: zusammengestoppelt — consisting of scraps
- Russian: клочковатый (kločkovatyj) — consisting of scraps
- Russian: лоскутный (loskutnyj) — consisting of scraps
- Russian: обрывочный (obryvočnyj) — consisting of scraps
- Russian: фрагментарный (fragmentarnyj) — consisting of scraps
- Chinese Mandarin: 鬥志旺盛的 /斗志旺盛的 (dòuzhì wàngshèng de) — aggressive
- Chinese Mandarin: 好鬥的 /好斗的 (hàodòu de) — aggressive
- Finnish: sisukas — aggressive
- Finnish: topakka — aggressive
- Finnish: pippurinen — aggressive
- French: bagarreur — aggressive
- French: hargneux — aggressive
- Chinese Mandarin: 亂打一通的 /乱打一通的 (luàndǎyītōng de) — (of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- Chinese Mandarin: 扭打成一團的 /扭打成一团的 (niǔdǎ chéng yī tuán de) — (of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- Finnish: likainen — (of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- Finnish: sekava — (of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- Finnish: raaka — (of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- Chinese Mandarin: 粗糙混亂的 /粗糙混乱的 (cūcāo hùnluàn de) — (of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play
- Chinese Mandarin: 打法笨拙的 (dǎfǎ bènzhuō de) — (of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play
- Finnish: kömpelö — (of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play