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scrappiness

noun

Etymology

From scrappy + -ness.

  1. derived from *skreb-✻
  2. derived from *skrapōną✻
  3. derived from skrap
  4. derived from scrappe
  5. suffixed as scrappy — “scrap + y”
  6. suffixed as scrappiness — “scrappy + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being scrappy

    • Still, Mr. Pylypchuk has fashioned an intricate crazy quilt from little more than old socks and flannels, picking through the ruins of a troubled American city while paying tribute to the scrappiness of its residents.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA