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Scrappy
Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.
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Similar meaning 2
Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation.
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50% interchangeable
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Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation.
oewn 2023
50% interchangeable
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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
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