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scrabbly

/ˈskræb.li/

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adjective

/ˈskræb.li/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, означающее шероховатый, неровный или скрипучий по текстуре или звуку; редко используется в современном английском языке.

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.

    ruРедко заросший

    • 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.

    Synonymsbarebarrenbleakharshpoorsparsestuntedthinwaste

    Antonymslushluxuriantverdant

Forms
  • more scrabbly comparative form
  • most scrabbly superlative form