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scrabbly
adjective
uk /ˈskræb.əl.i/ us /ˈskræb.əl.i/
scrabblyadjective (NOISE)
making a noise like fingers quickly trying to find something, or like an animal rubbing something with its claws(= sharp nails):
The noise seemed to be too scrabbly for a rat.
The child was carrying a scrabbly animal in a cardboard box.
He was suddenly woken by a scrabbly, scratchy animal running across his feet.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scratching and rubbing
abrade
abrasion
buff
chafe
chaff
erode
erosive
grind
rasp
regrind
rub
rub something down
rubdown
scour
scrape
scratch
scuff
smooth
towel
wear (something) away
scrabblyadjective (BARE)
Land that is scrabbly is hard with bad soil, not many plants growing on it, and lots of small stones:
We were travelling on a scrabbly dirt road.
We had to leave the scrabbly path to reach the top of the mountain.
The horse plodded across the hard, scrabbly ground.
They lived in a small house with a scrabbly dirt garden.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fertile or infertile land
barrenly
barrenness
bottomland
bread basket
cultivable
fertile
fertility
granary
hardscrabble
hospitable
hostile
luscious
lush
lushly
sterile
uncultivable
uncultivated
unfertile
unfertilized
unfruitful
Related word
scrabble
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