adjective
Characterised by scrabbling, or digging around.
Covered in loose rocks or crumbling soil.
Difficult to negotiate; requiring scrambling.
Scribbly.
Thrown together; disorganized or slapdash.
Of poor quality; poorly maintained.
Characterized by sparse, stunted vegetation, infertile.
Stunted.
Sparse and scraggly.
Impoverished, hardscrabble
Rough, poor and uncultured.
Having a rough texture; scratchy.