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Definition of
scrubby adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
scrubby
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
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ˈskrʌbi
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1
covered with small bushes and trees
a scrubby hillside
2
(
of trees
)
small and not fully developed
scrubby vegetation
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scrubby
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