Antonyms for scrappy
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : skrap-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskræp i |
Definition of scrappy
Origin :- "consisting of scraps," 1837, from scrap (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "inclined to fight" (1895) is from scrap (v.2). Related: Scrappily; scrappiness.
- adj belligerent
- adj argumentative
Synonyms for scrappy
- aggressive
- antagonistic
- ardent
- at loggerheads
- battling
- bellicose
- belligerent
- cantankerous
- combative
- contentious
- contrary
- controversial
- disputatious
- eristic
- factious
- fierce
- fighting
- fire-eating
- flip
- have a bone to pick
- have chip on shoulder
- have it in for
- having a chip on one's shoulder
- hostile
- hot
- hot-tempered
- litigious
- mean
- militant
- on the outs
- opinionated
- ornery
- polemic
- polemical
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- salty
- spiky
- touchy
- truculent
- warlike
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