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scrap⋅py

1  [skrap-ee]
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–adjective, -pi⋅er, -pi⋅est.
made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
Origin:
1830–40; scrap 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
scrap⋅pi⋅ly, adverb
scrap⋅pi⋅ness, noun
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scrap⋅py

2  [skrap-ee]
–adjective, -pi⋅er, -pi⋅est. Informal.
fond of fighting, arguing, or competing.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; scrap 2 + -y 1
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scrap·py 1   (skrāp'ē)   
adj.   scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est
Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence.
scrap'pi·ly adv., scrap'pi·ness n.
scrap·py 2   (skrāp'ē)   
adj.   scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est

  1. Quarrelsome; contentious.

  2. Full of fighting spirit. See Synonyms at argumentative.

scrap'pi·ly adv., scrap'pi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

scrappy 
"consisting of scraps, 1837, from scrap (1). Meaning "inclined to fight" (1895) is from scrap (2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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