Word: scrabbly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: scrab
bly
Definition: Impoverished, hardscrabble
Morphemes:
Affix: scrab
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To scrape or scratch.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: schrabben
Language: fro
Decoded: schrabben
Meaning: to scrape, scratch
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".