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Recent Examples of scrubby Stick to the gentler blue scour pads, the scrubby side of your sponge, or a Scrub Daddy/Mommy. Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023 The rocky summit is partially protected by scrubby evergreens and a fire tower affords fantastic views of all of western Maine. Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022 The rugged coasts are lined with scrubby grasses and smatterings of wildflowers, all the way up to the turquoise waters. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2022 Mike Wood is a forager who can find edible plants in Utah at any time of the year, and in nearly any biome — in scrubby deserts and alpine meadows, or in urban neighborhoods, growing up through cracks in sidewalks or in unmowed street medians. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for scrubby
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Adjective
  • Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The dilapidated wooden trim and sagging porticos were spruced up a few years ago after preservationists complained to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the upstairs windows reveal glimpses of peeling paint, crumbling plaster, and collapsing ceilings inside.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Those plans were later abandoned during the pandemic and the house joined Denver’s neglected and derelict building list in 2024.
    Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.
    Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Scrubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrubby. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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