Scrubby synonyms

skrŭb'ē

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inferior
Of lower quality
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broken-down
Sick or worn out, as by old age or disease
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stunted
(Medicine) low height-for-age (for a person).
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scrawny
The definition of scrawny is very thin or skinny.
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inadequate (related)
Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required
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poor (related)
Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:
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decaying
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
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decrepit
Weakened or worn out from age or wear
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dilapidated
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
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dingy
The definition of dingy is something kind of dirty, gloomy or dull.
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down-at-heel
(Idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.
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faded
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
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mangy
Shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid
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rundown
Dirty and dilapidated:
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scruffy
Shabby; untidy.
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seedy
Full of seeds
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shabby
Showing much wear; ragged; threadbare
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shoddy
Contemptible; mean; low
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sleazy
Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
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threadbare
Wearing old, worn clothes; shabby
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tacky
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
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ratty
Of or like a rat
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all the worse for wear
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gone to pot (or seed)
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past cure (or hope)
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better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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scrabbly
Scrubby, paltry, poor, etc.
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grassy (related)
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tussocky (related)
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marshy (related)
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mossy (related)
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brushy (related)
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scrubland (related)
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boggy (related)
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wooded (related)
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second growth (related)
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scrub-covered (related)
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streamside (related)
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rushy (related)
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tussock (related)
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sub-alpine (related)
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Scrubby Sentence Examples

  • These upland forests are of a scrubby character and are called catingas.

  • The plateau, known as the Ogaden plateau, everywhere presents the same monotonous aspect of a boundless steppe clothed with a scanty vegetation of scrubby plants and herbaceous growths.

  • To the south, hedges are mainly scrubby, with occasional mature willows.

  • The forests, though occasionally very dense, as in the Western Ghats, are usually drier and more open than those of the Malayan type, and are often scrubby.

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