scrubbier; scrubbiest
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changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage
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Other worthy state parks to check out include Seabranch Preserve State Park, where there are six miles of hiking and biking trails that take visitors through sand pine scrub, scrubby flatwoods, and a mangrove swamp, and Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park, a great spot for birding.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
The landscape is baked and scrubby.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2026
Its full 360-degree swivel head and extra-scrubby (yet extra-gentle) mopping pads were similarly made with bigger messes in mind.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
From a window, Jude looked down on a scrubby expanse where multiple apartment buildings were under construction.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
The landscape is baked and scrubby.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2026
Its full 360-degree swivel head and extra-scrubby (yet extra-gentle) mopping pads were similarly made with bigger messes in mind.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
From a window, Jude looked down on a scrubby expanse where multiple apartment buildings were under construction.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scrubby
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“Scrubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubby. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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