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]

Derivatives

scrappily

adverb

scrappiness

noun