as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel
his natural scrappiness serves him well as an aggressive defense attorney
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Recent Examples of scrappiness
The unselfishness and scrappiness of the Golden Eagles is reminiscent of those teams coached by Al McGuire in halcyon days.
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Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
And even then, the chaos and scrappiness of it came through.
—Carl Kelsch, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
Darrah’s production is a mixture of scrappiness and chic, and emphasizes the otherworldliness of Soper’s conception.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
That scrappiness has no doubt intensified the impassioned following of SARA, as the business is known, which in its short life span has skyrocketed to a cult of obsessive proportions.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2017
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Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
And even then, the chaos and scrappiness of it came through.
—Carl Kelsch, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
Darrah’s production is a mixture of scrappiness and chic, and emphasizes the otherworldliness of Soper’s conception.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
That scrappiness has no doubt intensified the impassioned following of SARA, as the business is known, which in its short life span has skyrocketed to a cult of obsessive proportions.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrappiness
Noun
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Another day, as Mom loads the children into the car, Jeremy tosses a basketball against the house, again and again, his passive aggression registering through the ball’s unyielding thuds and his own frozen gaze.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Sources have told The Star that KU’s coaching staff believed in his potential but wanted to see more physicality and aggression from him.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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However, her production dipped late in the year, particularly in SEC play, as her aggressiveness attacking the rim declined.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Colorado’s aggressiveness with trading away draft picks and prospects to help the NHL club’s pursuit of a Stanley Cup has often left the organization’s pipeline thin, but also provides opportunities for undrafted players like Logan O’Connor and Sam Malinski to earn chances and thrive.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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More than half a century of Cold War hostilities were thawing.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The goal of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is to end hostilities and the occupation of southern Lebanon, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement today.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Scrappiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrappiness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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