Meanings
comparative scrappier · superlative scrappiest
- Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
That was a scrappy lecture.
Synonyms: disconnected
- informalHaving an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.
2 more examples
In those days PGS [Portsmouth Grammar School] was full of sadistic staff and scrappy boys called things like Smudger, Muzz and Titch.
2012, Mark Rice-Oxley, Underneath the Lemon TreeThe [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.
2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848Synonyms: feisty, pugnacious
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveConsisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
adjectiveHaving an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivefull of fighting spirit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 零碎的, 支離破碎的 /支离破碎的
- 零碎的 (língsuì de)consisting of scraps
- 支離破碎的 /支离破碎的 (zhīlípòsuì de)consisting of scraps
- 鬥志旺盛的 /斗志旺盛的 (dòuzhì wàngshèng de)aggressive
- 好鬥的 /好斗的 (hàodòu de)aggressive
- 亂打一通的 /乱打一通的 (luàndǎyītōng de)(of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- 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.
- 粗糙混亂的 /粗糙混乱的 (cūcāo hùnluàn de)(of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play
- 打法笨拙的 (dǎfǎ bènzhuō de)(of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play
Finnish sekava, epäyhtenäinen
- sekavaconsisting of scraps
- epäyhtenäinenconsisting of scraps
- sekalainenconsisting of scraps
- sisukasaggressive
- topakkaaggressive
- pippurinenaggressive
- likainen(of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- sekava(of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- raaka(of a fight) characterised by lots of punches, etc.
- kömpelö(of a sports match) characterised by awkward or clumsy play
French désordonné, bagarreur
- désordonnéconsisting of scraps
- bagarreuraggressive
- hargneuxaggressive
German lückenhaft, bruchstückhaft
- lückenhaftconsisting of scraps
- bruchstückhaftconsisting of scraps
- zusammengestückeltconsisting of scraps
- zusammengestoppeltconsisting of scraps
Russian клочковатый, лоскутный
- клочковатый (kločkovatyj)consisting of scraps
- лоскутный (loskutnyj)consisting of scraps
- обрывочный (obryvočnyj)consisting of scraps
- фрагментарный (fragmentarnyj)consisting of scraps
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with scrappy
Cite this entry
scrappy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrappy
“scrappy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrappy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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