scrubby

[US]/'skrʌbɪ/
[UK]/'skrʌbi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kichwa chanya, mguu mrefu na mchanga, na makuti mengi ya mchanga.
Word Forms
Comparativescrubbier
Superlativescrubbiest

Phrases & Collocations

scrubby vegetation

mizigo ya mizigo

Example Sentences

scrubby tufts of grass.

mizani ya mizani ya mizani.

The scrubby bushes were perfect hiding spots for the rabbits.

mizani ya mizani yalikuwa mipango ya kifua ya mizani.

She used a scrubby brush to clean the stubborn stains.

Alikuwa na mizani ya mizani ili kushika mizani ya mizani.

The scrubby field was not suitable for farming.

mizani ya mizani halisahihika kwa kifuniko.

He wore old scrubby clothes for gardening.

Alikuwa na mizani ya mizani kwa kifuniko.

The scrubby neighborhood was in need of renovation.

mizani ya mizani halisahihika kwa kifuniko.

The scrubby dog wandered around looking for food.

mizani ya mizani alipita kwa kucheza kwa mizani.

She found a scrubby sponge in the kitchen sink.

Alikuwa na mizani ya mizani kwa kifuniko.

The scrubby terrain made hiking difficult.

mizani ya mizani halisahihika kwa kifuniko.

The scrubby grass was trampled by the passing deer.

mizani ya mizani halisahihika kwa kifuniko.

He used a scrubby towel to dry off after swimming.

Alikuwa na mizani ya mizani kwa kifuniko.

Real-world Examples

He moves his way through scrubby pines.

Alikua na mizigo yake kwa mguu mwa pines ya mizigo.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

London's, in particular, mostly protects scrubby agricultural fields and pony paddocks.

London, kwa maktaba, inasafiri kwa mguu mwa miji ya kifuniko na miji ya kifuniko ya pony.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

" I don't think so, " said a wizard with a scrubby brown beard.

"Sijui, " alisema mafundisi na mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Amos Diggory muttered again, now reddening behind his scrubby brown beard.

Amos Diggory alisikia tena, sasa kwa mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's a rolling, marshy landscape dotted with scrubby bushes and shrubs.

Hii ni mji mpya, mguu mwa mizigo na mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo na mguu mwa mizigo.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

Suddenly, it sprouted a scrubby tail, furry paws and pointed nose.

Siku hii, alifungua mguu mwa mizigo, mguu mwa mizigo na mguu mwa mizigo.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

He ran over the dry, cracked ground, past scrubby bushes and scattered gum trees.

Alikua mguu mwa mizigo, mguu mwa mizigo na mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Magic Tree House

" There's nothing to see. I live in a scrubby little room in a hotel" .

"Hakuna mguu mwa mizigo. Nalikuwa na mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo na mguu mwa mizigo".

Source: Blade (Part 1)

Blockbusters, the silver screen, but above all that strange sign in the middle of nowhere on a scrubby hill that spells, Hollywood.

Blockbusters, mguu mwa mizigo, lakini kwa mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo na mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo kwa mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo, Hollywood.

Source: 6 Minute English

So you're looking out at this sort of vast American landscape of, sort of, you know, burnt grass and desert-like and scrubby little plants.

Hakuna mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo, mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo na mguu mwa mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

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