scrubby

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scrubby

  • /ˈskɹʌbi/

Rhymes with -ʌbi

Where it comes from

From scrub + -y.

adjective scrubbier · scrubbiest

  1. Covered with or consisting of scrub. a scrubby landscape
  2. Inferior in size or quality. scrubby crops

    Similar: mid, second-rate, sorry, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC, bum, cheap, cheap and nasty

noun scrubbies · scrubbie

  1. diminutive Diminutive of scrubber: a small scrubber for light washing tasks. dish scrubby
  2. informal a loofah.

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adj covered with scrub

Françaisbroussailleux

adj inferior in size or quality

Françaisminable, misérable, miteux

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@misc{scrubby_2026,
  title = {scrubby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrubby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}