scrubby

scrub·by

adjective \ˈskrə-bē\

scrub·bi·erscrub·bi·est

Definition of SCRUBBY

1

: inferior in size or quality : stunted <scrubby cattle>

2

: covered with or consisting of scrub

3

: shabby, paltry

Examples of SCRUBBY

1. <changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage>

Origin of SCRUBBY

¹scrub

First Known Use: 1591

Related to SCRUBBY

Synonyms

beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, shabby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown

Related Words

abandoned, uncared-for, unkept; desolate, forlorn, godforsaken; broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out; bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered; decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, tumbledown; broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Near Antonyms

brand-new, fresh, new; cared-for, kept-up, maintained; mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed; smart, spiffy, spruce

Rhymes with SCRUBBY

bubby, chubby, clubby, cubby, grubby, hubby, nubby, shrubby, snubby, stubby, tubby