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    SCRUBBY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: scrubbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, scrubbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: scrubbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: scrubbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Inferior in size or qualityplay

    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 underbrushplay

    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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