scrappy
Pronunciation: /ˈskrapi/
adjective ( scrappier, scrappiest)
- 1consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts: scrappy lecture notes piled up unread[ mid 19th century: derivative of scrap1]
- 2North American informal determined, argumentative, or pugnacious: he had a scrappy New York temperament[ late 19th century: derivative of scrap2]
