Adjective

(head)

(scrappy)

Adjective

(er)

Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.

(informal) Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.

* 2012 , Mark Rice-Oxley, Underneath the Lemon Tree

In those days PGS [Portsmouth Grammar School] was full of sadistic staff and scrappy boys called things like Smudger, Muzz and Titch.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist), author=Lexington

, title= Keeping the mighty honest , passage=The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.}}