scrubby
/ˈskrʌbi/
adjective
- Covered with or consisting of low, stunted bushes or vegetation; scrubland.
- The landscape was dry and scrubby, with only small bushes surviving.
- The trail wound through scrubby hills where few trees grew.
- She planted a garden in the scrubby soil behind the house.
- Small, stunted, or inferior in size or quality; not well-developed.
- He wore a scrubby old coat that was too short for him.
- The farmer sold his scrubby cattle at a low price.
- After the drought, the corn looked scrubby and thin.
- In sports, describing a player or team that is not skilled or is of low rank; second-rate.
- No one wanted to play with the scrubby kids from the other school.
- The scrubby team lost every game that season.
- He was stuck on the scrubby squad until he improved his skills.