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Definitions

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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Recently, companies ranging from top AI labs to software giants to scrappy startups have been hiring for an enigmatic position: “member of technical staff,” or MTS.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

However, Murphy took a scrappy 15th frame and turned the tables on his opponent to restore parity when Higgins missed a tricky red with the rest down the left cushion.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

And in a culture so hellbent on idol worship and exhausting discourse, where every blemish is smoothed out or screamed at, “SNL” still offers us something scrappy and unvarnished.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Jaquez can score and win rebounds and would fit in well with the Valkyries’ scrappy style.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

He showed his credentials and, though a few eyebrows were raised, only minutes later the scrappy fourteen-year- old was escorted out of class and stood in front of him.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan