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scrubby
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scrubby
(adjective)
scrubby
/
ˈ
skrʌbi/
adjective
scrubbier
;
scrubbiest
scrubby
/
ˈ
skrʌbi/
adjective
scrubbier
;
scrubbiest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCRUBBY
[
also more scrubby; most scrubby
]
1
:
covered with small bushes and trees
scrubby
land
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2
:
small and not growing well
scrubby
trees/bushes
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