English Dictionary |
SCRAPPINESS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does scrappiness mean?
• SCRAPPINESS (noun)
The noun SCRAPPINESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious
Familiarity information: SCRAPPINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being scrappy and pugnacious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("scrappiness" is a kind of...):
combativeness; militance; militancy (a militant aggressiveness)
Derivation:
scrappy (full of fighting spirit)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"He who hesitates is lost." (English proverb)
"The weather helps him who works." (Albanian proverb)
"The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue." (Arabic proverb)
"Clothes make the man." (Dutch proverb)
"The weather helps him who works." (Albanian proverb)
"The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue." (Arabic proverb)
"Clothes make the man." (Dutch proverb)