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SCRUBBY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: scrubbier    , scrubbiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inferior in size or quality

Example:

old stunted thorn trees

Synonyms:

scrawny; scrubby; stunted

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

inferior (of low or inferior quality)

Derivation:

scrubbiness (the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush

Example:

open scrubby woods

Synonyms:

scrabbly; scrubby

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

wooded (covered with growing trees and bushes etc)

Derivation:

scrub (dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes)

scrubbiness (the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality)

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