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scrappiness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈskræp.i.nəs/ us /ˈskræp.i.nəs/
scrappinessnoun[U] (BAD ORGANIZATION)
UK
the quality of being badly organized or put together:
The game quickly degenerated into scrappiness.
The scrappiness of her lesson plans is a disgrace.
There is a scrappiness about how the story has been translated into drama.
There was a scrappiness to the production, with rushed dances and uncertain performances.
His editors mention the scrappiness of the author's material.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dirt & untidiness
bloodstain
clutter
contaminant
contamination
crud
fleck
grime
grunge
gunge
gunk
muck
pollutant
polluter
recontamination
scruff
shambles
slime
slob
slovenliness
smear
scrappinessnoun[U] (DETERMINATION)
US
the quality of being strong and determined, and willing to argue or fight for what you want:
He demonstrated the scrappiness that has made him such a successful entrepreneur.
She needed every bit of her famous scrappiness to become a success.
Our scrappiness comes from our years of living in the street.
These people have a certain scrappiness, a willingness to roll up their sleeves and get on with the work.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bad-tempered
argumentative
bad-tempered
be hell on wheelsidiom
be like a bear with a sore headidiom
be spoiling for a fightidiom
grouchiness
grouchy
grumpily
grumpiness
grumpy
pettish
pettishly
petulance
petulancy
petulant
surlily
surliness
testily
testiness
testy
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scrappyadjective
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