scrappier
More willing to fight
Scrappier is the comparative form of scrappy, meaning more willing to fight or more combative in spirit.
A scrappier team doesn't back down despite being outmatched.
The word can suggest admirable tenacity or, less favorably, a tendency to pick fights: The scrappier of the two brothers was always getting into trouble.
Aggressively spirited
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
belligerent · truculent · contentious · quarrelsome · antagonistic · bellicose · argumentative · chippy
More rough-textured
- tougherMore resistant to damage
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
persistent · unyielding · dogged · hardy · stalwart · steadfast · resourceful · scraping
More disordered or cluttered
- cruderMore unrefined or vulgar
- rougherMore coarse-textured
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- raggedWorn to shreds
patchwork · cobbled · improvised · thrown-together · haphazard · makeshift · ramshackle · rough-hewn
feisty
Aggressively spirited
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
confrontational · belligerent · truculent · contentious · quarrelsome · antagonistic · bellicose · argumentative · chippy · spunky
grittier
More rough-textured
- tougherMore resistant to damage
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
determined · persistent · unyielding · dogged · hardy · stalwart · steadfast · resourceful · scraping · hustling
messier
More disordered or cluttered
- cruderMore unrefined or vulgar
- rougherMore coarse-textured
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
ragged · patchwork · cobbled · improvised · thrown-together · haphazard · makeshift · ramshackle · rough-hewn · unrefined
spunkier
More bold and lively
zestier · energetic · animated · dynamic · enthusiastic · vivacious · peppy · perky · zippy · spirited