scraggy
1 of 2adjective (1)
scrag·gy ˈskra-gē 
scraggier; scraggiest
: rough, jagged
also : scraggly
scraggy
2 of 2adjective (2)
scraggier; scraggiest
: being lean and long : scrawny
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- broken
- craggy
- jagged
- ragged
- scraggly
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
Middle English scraggi; akin to English dialect scrag tree stump, uneven ground, Middle English scrogge bush
Adjective (2)
scrag entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective (2)
circa 1611, in the meaning defined above
scraggy
adjective
1
as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline a scraggy beard Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- jagged
- scraggly
- ragged
- craggy
- broken
- rugged
- serrate
- serrated
- roughened
- coarse
- irregular
- rough
- saw-toothed
- harsh
- bumpy
- nonuniform
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- soft
- clean
- smooth
- regular
- uniform
- unbroken
- even
- flat
- level
- flush
- plane
2
as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface climbers badly scraped their limbs on the scraggy cliffs Synonyms & Similar Words
- jagged
- uneven
- rugged
- rough
- ragged
- broken
- wavy
- coarse
- lumpy
- pebbly
- irregular
- roughened
- bumpy
- scraggly
- undulating
- lopsided
- rutted
- unbalanced
- pitted
- rutty
- knobby
- pocked
- undulatory
- harsh
- inexact
- knobbly
- burred
- nubby
- unaligned
- scratchy
- nubbly
- knurled
- nonuniform
- sandpapery
- knurly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- flat
- smooth
- uniform
- level
- even
- regular
- exact
- true
- vertical
- plane
- horizontal
- aligned
- straight
- flush
- tabular
- alined
- plumb