scrappiness
English
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editscrappiness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being scrappy
- 2007 September 21, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times[1]:
- Still, Mr. Pylypchuk has fashioned an intricate crazy quilt from little more than old socks and flannels, picking through the ruins of a troubled American city while paying tribute to the scrappiness of its residents.