scrabbly

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das rau, uneben oder kratzig in Textur oder Klang bedeutet; wird im modernen Englischen selten verwendet.

An obsolete adjective meaning rough, uneven, or scratchy in texture or sound; rarely used in modern English.

1. Sparsely vegetatedC1informal

   Describing an area that is thinly covered with stunted trees, bushes, or undergrowth.

   Spärlich bewachsen

   • The scrabbly hillside offered little shelter from the wind.
   • They hiked through scrabbly terrain dotted with small, twisted pines.
   • The scrabbly landscape was a challenge for the farmers.

   Synonymebarebarrenbleakharshpoorsparsestuntedthinwaste

   Antonymelushluxuriantverdant