1
[ adjective ] sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush

Synonyms

scrabbly

Examples

"open scrubby woods"

Related terms

wooded

2
[ adjective ] inferior in size or quality

Synonyms

stunted scrawny

Examples

"scrawny cattle" "scrubby cut-over pine" "old stunted thorn trees"

Related terms

inferior

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