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Adjective (2)
she was a scrappy girl despite—or, perhaps, because of—her small size
a pair of scrappy movie critics who can never agree on anything
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Because people who choose to join a scrappy startup are more invested in its growth than those who come on board once business is already booming.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
Upcycled drinks, scrappy, a little stinky, and curious, are one powerful tool toward changing our drinking culture to be more sustainable.
—Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
So much for the scrappy nature of podcasting.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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Kathy Wang’s The Satisfaction Cafe, and Robert Seethaler’s The Cafe With No Name, translated from the German by Katy Derbyshire, each center scrappy protagonists who wind up making oases despite unlucky lots.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Because people who choose to join a scrappy startup are more invested in its growth than those who come on board once business is already booming.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
Upcycled drinks, scrappy, a little stinky, and curious, are one powerful tool toward changing our drinking culture to be more sustainable.
—Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
So much for the scrappy nature of podcasting.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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