as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel
his natural scrappiness serves him well as an aggressive defense attorney
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Recent Examples of scrappiness
The unselfishness and scrappiness of the Golden Eagles is reminiscent of those teams coached by Al McGuire in halcyon days.
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Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
And even then, the chaos and scrappiness of it came through.
—Carl Kelsch, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
Darrah’s production is a mixture of scrappiness and chic, and emphasizes the otherworldliness of Soper’s conception.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
That scrappiness has no doubt intensified the impassioned following of SARA, as the business is known, which in its short life span has skyrocketed to a cult of obsessive proportions.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2017
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Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
And even then, the chaos and scrappiness of it came through.
—Carl Kelsch, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
Darrah’s production is a mixture of scrappiness and chic, and emphasizes the otherworldliness of Soper’s conception.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
That scrappiness has no doubt intensified the impassioned following of SARA, as the business is known, which in its short life span has skyrocketed to a cult of obsessive proportions.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrappiness
Noun
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For her, this was practically homicidal aggression.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Race, bad bosses and the fly-on-the-wall fun of watching office politics and micro-aggressions play out makes this workplace suspense novel a total page-turner (as well as a binge-worthy limited television series).—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Embiid’s aggressiveness early — along with Tyrese Maxey’s speed and ability to put defenders in bad positions — put the Knicks in unfavorable foul trouble early.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The team with the league’s highest payroll going down in the first round to a heavy underdog is bad for business, but Allen changed the entire dynamic with his defensive aggressiveness and rebounding.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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As this sequence plays out, the social fabric further shreds and unravels; trust circles shrink and become ever more homogeneous; and hostility, mean spiritedness, and a general hardening take hold in society.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The president did send a letter to Congress, just to recap, saying that hostilities have been terminated, given the ceasefire that was put in place on April 7th.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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“Scrappiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrappiness. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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