1. in a scrappy manner; with determination and fighting spirit despite being at a disadvantage
Usage: informal

Examples

• The underdog team played scrappily throughout the entire game.
• She scrappily defended her thesis against tough criticism.
• The small business competed scrappily against larger corporations.
• He scrappily worked his way up from the bottom of the company.
• The boxer fought scrappily despite being outweighed by thirty pounds.
• The startup scrappily bootstrapped its way to profitability.