Synonyms for Scrubby (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush):
scrabbly
WordNet sense 2 (covered with growing trees and bushes etc):
wooded
WordNet sense 3 (inferior in size or quality):
scrawny, stunted
WordNet sense 4 (of low or inferior quality):
inferior
From the ODE community, based on WordNet
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