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scrappiness

noun scrap·pi·ness \ˈskra-pē-nəs\

Definition of SCRAPPINESS

: the quality or state of being scrappy

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First Known Use of SCRAPPINESS

1867

Related to SCRAPPINESS

Synonyms: aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, belligerence, truculence

Antonyms: nonaggression, pacifism

Rhymes with SCRAPPINESS

happiness, sappiness, snappiness

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