Scrappy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpi

Full definition of scrappy

Adjective

1. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
   That was a scrappy lecture.
2. (informal) Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
   He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.
• 2012, Mark Rice-Oxley, Underneath the Lemon TreeIn those days PGS Grammar School was full of sadistic staff and scrappy boys called things like Smudger, Muzz and Titch.
• 2013-08-10, Lexington, Keeping the mighty honest, The Washington Post's proprietor through those turbulent Watergate days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.

Synonyms

• (fragmentary): disconnected
• (aggressive): feisty; pugnacious