scrappy

[skrap-ee] / ˈskræp i /

ADJECTIVE

belligerent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggressive combative fierce ornery

WEAK

antagonistic ardent at loggerheads battling bellicose cantankerous contentious fighting flip have a bone to pick have chip on shoulder have it in for hostile hot hot-tempered mean militant on the outs pugnacious quarrelsome truculent warlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm peaceful

ADJECTIVE

argumentative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

combative

WEAK

belligerent contentious contrary controversial disputatious eristic factious fire-eating having a chip on one's shoulder litigious opinionated polemic polemical pugnacious quarrelsome salty spiky touchy

Example Sentences

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“These lean, scrappy plants are rarely as showy as their ornamental cousins, but when it comes to fragrance, they win every award, hands down,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Marseille scored in the opening minutes of each half to book a place in the quarter-finals of the French Cup with a scrappy, at times fractious, 3-0 victory over visiting Rennes on Tuesday.

From Barron's

Bennett Cerf’s Random House went from scrappy startup to publishing giant.

From The Wall Street Journal

In windy conditions at Dubai Creek Resort, the world number two mixed mixed five bogeys - three of which came after hitting his ball into the water - with two birdies in a scrappy 74.

From BBC

At my old gym, a scrappy Muay Thai spot that has since closed, the trainers saw me on my best days and my worst.

From Los Angeles Times

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