What is the Latin word for scrubby?

The usual Latin words for “scrubby” are pusillus, malus, improbus; also nēquam. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“scrubby” in Latin

pusillusvery little, very small, tiny malusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, m improbusexcessive, immoderate, flagrant, impudent; greedy, wanton, ravenous; wicked, bad, villainous, immoral, impious, maliciou nēquamworthless, good-for-nothing; wretched, vile

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

scrubby

pusillus (small, diminutive): malus: improbus: nequam (bad).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for scrubby?: The usual Latin words for “scrubby” are pusillus, malus, improbus; also nēquam. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.