Definition of SCRABBLY

scrabbly

Adjective Satellite

  • sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush

Adj

  • Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.
  • Covered in loose rocks or crumbling soil.
  • Difficult to negotiate; requiring scrambling.
  • Scribbly.
  • Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.
  • Of poor quality; poorly maintained.
  • Characterized by sparse, stunted vegetation, infertile.
  • Stunted.
  • Sparse and scraggly.
  • Impoverished, hardscrabble
  • Rough, poor and uncultured.
  • Having a rough texture; scratchy.

Adjective

  • Having a rough, raspy, or scratchy quality.

Examples

  • The SCRABBLY sound of his pen on the score sheet indicated a tense moment.

Origin / Etymology

From scrabble + -y.

Synonyms

scrubby

Scrabble Score: 17

scrabbly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scrabbly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scrabbly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

scrabbly: valid Words With Friends Word