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[ skrag-lee ] / ˈskræg li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scraggly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, scrag·gli·er, scrag·gli·est.irregular; uneven; jagged. shaggy; ragged; unkempt. Origin of scragglyFirst recorded in 1865–70; scrag + -ly Words nearby scragglySCQF, SCR, scrabble, scrabbly, scrag, scraggly, scraggy, scram, scramasax, scramb, scramble Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scragglyAll I could see now was that his once sexy, scraggly hair was so obviously a wig. Can a Jew Get Down With Hot Jesus from 'Son of God?'|Sara Lieberman|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was unshaven, with a goatee and long, scraggly hair, and looked miserable and not a little creepy. Fred Willard: Arrested in a Post Pee-wee Herman Universe|Tricia Romano|July 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST He had a scraggly beard and his once clean-shaven head was ringed by a horseshoe of graying hair. In His First Interview, Saif al-Islam Says He Has Not Been Given Access to a Lawyer|Fred Abrahams|December 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST The snake is wriggling like crazy, but now has its neck wound around a couple of scraggly bushes. How to Catch a Giant Python|Catharine Skipp|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The comedienne is wearing low-top sneakers, a scraggly ponytail, and a baggy T-shirt—one of many outfits in her tomboy oeuvre. The Nerd Princess|Rachel Syme|August 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST Blaise, on the other side of a scraggly ninebark bush, seemed to be examining a pile of boulders and rock fragments. The Secret Cache|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill Half an hour of winding advance through the midst of the scraggly low-growing trees brought them to the notch in the rim-ridge. Bloom of Cactus|Robert Ames Bennet Grim shadows began to surround Peter, and his ears shot up, and a scraggly brush stood out along his spine. The Country Beyond|James Oliver Curwood He would glance at Mike now and then and with a sour grin lifting the scraggly ends of his grizzled mustache. The Lookout Man|B. M. Bower Often in old pastures one finds forlorn, scraggly looking bushes and is told they are hazelnut bushes. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various
British Dictionary definitions for scraggly
adjective -glier or -gliestCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scragglyunkempt, scruffy, bedraggled, dilapidated, dingy, dirty, disheveled, grubby, grungy, messy, moth-eaten, shabby, sloppy, tacky, tattered, threadbare, torn, unclean, frayed, frazzled |