adjective
- rough, uneven, or scratchy in texture or appearance
Usage: informal
Examples
- The scrabbly bark of the old oak tree caught on her sweater.
- He tried to shave with a dull razor, leaving his face feeling scrabbly.
- The scrabbly handwriting was difficult to read.
- The cat’s scrabbly claws needed to be trimmed.
- She ran her fingers over the scrabbly surface of the rock.