scrambly
- adjective
- /ˈskræmbli/
- Her hair looked scrambly after a long day at the beach, with waves and knots everywhere.
Examples
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So that's like OG memes, the classic, the scrambly ones and then inside baseball, which is niche Smosh memes that are about us.
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So that's like OG memes, the classic, the scrambly ones and then inside baseball, which is niche Smosh memes that are about us.
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The scrambly papers on the desk made it hard to find the important document.
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The children left a scrambly pile of toys scattered across the living room floor.
Synonyms
Untidy and done without care
Not in a clear order or plan
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
Something that is untidy and not in order
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
Not in order and difficult to understand or use
Very badly organized and causing confusion
Mixed together in a confused and untidy way
Mixed up in a confused way
Antonyms
How Messy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scrambly comes from scramble and the ending -y, and scramble means 'to mix up' or hurry in confusion. So something described as 'scrambly' looks messy or jumbled.