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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As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind.
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Enjoy a Florida-style expedition at the 1,322-acre Micro Scrub Sanctuary, a natural scrubby flatwoods and mesic flatwoods habitat that includes miles of trails for hiking, biking, and wildlife spotting.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Nothing on the surface of this scrubby expanse of western Nevada desert, overlooked by towering, craggy mountains, gives even a hint of what lies beneath.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Yazid now passed this skill on to Zain, borrowing the taxi and driving him to the empty dirt tracks that spidered out into the scrubby plains around Rawalpindi.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Enjoy a Florida-style expedition at the 1,322-acre Micro Scrub Sanctuary, a natural scrubby flatwoods and mesic flatwoods habitat that includes miles of trails for hiking, biking, and wildlife spotting.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Nothing on the surface of this scrubby expanse of western Nevada desert, overlooked by towering, craggy mountains, gives even a hint of what lies beneath.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Yazid now passed this skill on to Zain, borrowing the taxi and driving him to the empty dirt tracks that spidered out into the scrubby plains around Rawalpindi.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Scrubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubby. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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