scampy

English

Etymology

scamp +‎ -y

Adjective

scampy (comparative more scampy, superlative most scampy)

  1. scampish
    • 1991 December 20, Toni Schlesinger, “Heart Beat”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      The woman had collected a lot of stray dogs and I was petting the dogs and all of a sudden I looked at one--he was kind of scampy with a know-it-all look on his face--and I saw he was holding my diaphragm in his mouth.
    • 1988 September 30, Henry Sheehan, “The White Woman's Burden”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      Thanks to his association with Fossey, Sembagare rises in life from scampy village tour guide to responsible adjutant.
    • 1901, Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career‎:
      Very often, after they sow their wild oats, some of those scampy young fellows settle down and marry a nice young girl and turn out very good husbands."

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.