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scrappiness
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scrap·pi·ness

noun \ˈskra-pē-nəs\

Definition of SCRAPPINESS

: the quality or state of being scrappy

Examples of SCRAPPINESS

  1. <his natural scrappiness serves him well as an aggressive defense attorney>

First Known Use of SCRAPPINESS

1867

Related to SCRAPPINESS

Synonyms
aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, belligerence, truculence
Antonyms
nonaggression, pacifism

Rhymes with SCRAPPINESS

happiness, sappiness, snappiness

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