scrappy
AdjectiveUS[skrap-ee]/ˈskræpi/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)scrappier, scrappiest
- full of fighting spirit“a scrappy admiral”Opposite nonaggressiveSimilar aggressive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Scrap′py adjective
Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.
A dreadfully scrappy dinner.— William M. Thackeray
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54