scrubbier; scrubbiest
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Examples of scrubby in a Sentence
changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage
Recent Examples on the Web
The forests will be scrubbier and more open.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021
It is called scrubby flatwoods.
—Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
Stick to the gentler blue scour pads, the scrubby side of your sponge, or a Scrub Daddy/Mommy.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
The rugged coasts are lined with scrubby grasses and smatterings of wildflowers, all the way up to the turquoise waters.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2022
The rocky summit is partially protected by scrubby evergreens and a fire tower affords fantastic views of all of western Maine.
—Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
Mike Wood is a forager who can find edible plants in Utah at any time of the year, and in nearly any biome — in scrubby deserts and alpine meadows, or in urban neighborhoods, growing up through cracks in sidewalks or in unmowed street medians.
—Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
One tester took it on a sweaty outing through overgrown, scrubby trail in sleety conditions, and came home warm and dry.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021
It is called scrubby flatwoods.
—Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
Stick to the gentler blue scour pads, the scrubby side of your sponge, or a Scrub Daddy/Mommy.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
The rugged coasts are lined with scrubby grasses and smatterings of wildflowers, all the way up to the turquoise waters.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2022
The rocky summit is partially protected by scrubby evergreens and a fire tower affords fantastic views of all of western Maine.
—Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
Mike Wood is a forager who can find edible plants in Utah at any time of the year, and in nearly any biome — in scrubby deserts and alpine meadows, or in urban neighborhoods, growing up through cracks in sidewalks or in unmowed street medians.
—Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
One tester took it on a sweaty outing through overgrown, scrubby trail in sleety conditions, and came home warm and dry.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
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First Known Use
1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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