SCRAPPILY

combatively, scrappily

(adverb) in a bellicose contentious manner; “‘Don’t trespass onto my property,’ the neighbor shouted combatively”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

scrappily (comparative more scrappily, superlative most scrappily)

In a scrappy manner

The team played scrappily, even though everyone expected them to lose.

Source: Wiktionary


Scrap"pi*ly, adv.

Definition: In a scrappy manner; in scraps. Mary Cowden Clarke.

SCRAPPY

Scrap"py, a.

Definition: Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture. A dreadfully scrappy dinner. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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