Definition of scraggy in English:

scraggy

(US scraggly)

adjectivescraggier, scraggiest ˈskraɡiˈskræɡ(ə)li

1(of a person or animal) thin and bony.
scraggy mongrels
a scraggy neck
Example sentencesExamples
- You can't really see from the picture but his back end is still very scraggly and he's extremely thin under the bushy fur that remains around his shoulders and head.
- The boy was scraggly and thin, and his strange, purple eyes were constantly darting this way and that.
- Unknown to her, a tall, scraggy man stood in the doorway, watching her.
- There were flies by the billions, dirt and refuse everywhere, and scraggy dogs searching in the stalls for food.
- After unwinding during my sculpting class I could stop off for a giant pretzel or could hear a dozen scraggy men playing acoustic tunes on their guitars.
- The Prior planted his crops around them, and in their shade the scraggy sheep nibbled the grasses.
- What was a scraggy teenager doing in their favorite café, how could such a feeble creature as myself ever appreciate the true value of such a cultured beverage as tea?
- A scraggy goat has two Queen's College pupils to thank for its life after spending a week in a small crevice on a rugged mountain top.
- You didn't always look like a scraggy old man?
- I went to check my balance at a cashpoint and noticed a rather scraggy man leaning in the window of a white van parked beside the cashpoint.
- I always found myself embarrassed when confronted with pictures of scraggy or sagging wives and overfed, grinning offspring.
- The young boy, scraggly and thin, struggled against him before kicking him in the leg and darting off.
- One day in the mountains I met a young shepherd and we chatted for over half an hour while his scraggy sheep tinkled and grazed.
- I sat next to a scraggy woman whose child in the seat behind leant forward between us and asked her why some people go on holiday on their own.
- Tina smiled at a scraggy boy who was leaning against the railing as she walked past him.
- Last year a thin, scraggy squirrel appeared in my garden from nowhere, looking hungry.
Synonyms
scrawny, thin, thin as a rake, skinny, skin-and-bones, size-zero, gaunt, bony, angular, gawky, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched
lean, slim, slender, lanky, spindly, gangly, gangling
dated spindle-shanked
1. 1.1 Ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance.
  an old man with a scraggy beard
  Example sentencesExamples
  I took mine, which had my name scrawled on the top in a thin, scraggly, yet elegant script.
  He is described as aged 40 to 45, about six feet tall with grey, scraggy shoulder length hair.
  At dawn for the past two mornings, great scraggly flocks of rooks mixed with a few jackdaws pour over our base moving from their roosts to the freshly plowed fields.
  He had a full - blown mustache and beard, both of which were scraggly and unkempt.
  Its appearance was that of a wooden skeleton except with scraggly twigs and splinters jutting out from its joints and face.
  Francona, who could have taken a conservative stance against his players' scraggly hair and scruffy beards, instead embraced his team's approach.
  In the old days, dogs and cats were happy with a scraggy old blanket to curl up in.
  I recognized the face, which was a bit scraggy, but I couldn't reconcile with my memory as to how I knew her.
  They all looked disheveled with dirty clothing and most of them had scruffy beards and scraggly hair.
  His pale face, which was thin and almost frail, was framed by a scraggly beard and long straight hair that was perfectly parted in the middle.
  ‘Well,’ Bob said as he widened his stance and rubbed his scraggly beard.
  The crown of his head was devoid of hair but thick gray strands grew along the sides and a scraggly moustache fell around his thin mouth.
  Don Shirley, an understated man with steel-frame glasses and a scraggly beard, was a kindred spirit.
  Together with his unkempt mop of wavy brown hair and his scraggly beard, his appearance was most intimidating.
  He tilted his head up revealing a long beard and scraggly hair.
  He was wearing a suit, his tie in one of those enormous Windsor knots, but his trademark red beard was scraggly as always.
  The man was in his forties, had scraggy brown hair, and dark green eyes.
  Her dark blonde hair was scraggy and flyaway and her face told a story of beauty aging gracefully.
  He's first seen down-and-out, with a scraggly beard and out of work until his old mercenary buddy Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard.
  ‘Greetings from the Nevada Test Site,’ it proclaimed, showing a collage of doomsday clouds floating above a scraggly desert.

Derivatives

scraggily

adverb

Suddenly I felt conspicuous, standing there with my hair dripping onto the carpet and scraggily sticking to my neck and shoulders.

scragginess

nounˈskraɡɪnəs

Its rough surfaces bring a scragginess to his voice, the rising and falling tone making his words seem a plead, almost, a yearn.

Rhymes

Aggie, baggy, craggy, draggy, jaggy, Maggie, quaggy, saggy, shaggy, slaggy, snaggy

Definition of scraggly in US English:

scraggly

(British scraggy)

adjectiveˈskraɡ(ə)lēˈskræɡ(ə)li

1(of a person or animal) thin and bony.
Example sentencesExamples
- After unwinding during my sculpting class I could stop off for a giant pretzel or could hear a dozen scraggy men playing acoustic tunes on their guitars.
- You can't really see from the picture but his back end is still very scraggly and he's extremely thin under the bushy fur that remains around his shoulders and head.
- I always found myself embarrassed when confronted with pictures of scraggy or sagging wives and overfed, grinning offspring.
- Last year a thin, scraggy squirrel appeared in my garden from nowhere, looking hungry.
- Unknown to her, a tall, scraggy man stood in the doorway, watching her.
- I went to check my balance at a cashpoint and noticed a rather scraggy man leaning in the window of a white van parked beside the cashpoint.
- You didn't always look like a scraggy old man?
- One day in the mountains I met a young shepherd and we chatted for over half an hour while his scraggy sheep tinkled and grazed.
- A scraggy goat has two Queen's College pupils to thank for its life after spending a week in a small crevice on a rugged mountain top.
- Tina smiled at a scraggy boy who was leaning against the railing as she walked past him.
- The Prior planted his crops around them, and in their shade the scraggy sheep nibbled the grasses.
- The young boy, scraggly and thin, struggled against him before kicking him in the leg and darting off.
- I sat next to a scraggy woman whose child in the seat behind leant forward between us and asked her why some people go on holiday on their own.
- What was a scraggy teenager doing in their favorite café, how could such a feeble creature as myself ever appreciate the true value of such a cultured beverage as tea?
- There were flies by the billions, dirt and refuse everywhere, and scraggy dogs searching in the stalls for food.
- The boy was scraggly and thin, and his strange, purple eyes were constantly darting this way and that.
Synonyms
scrawny, thin, thin as a rake, skinny, skin-and-bones, size-zero, gaunt, bony, angular, gawky, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched
1. 1.1 Ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance.
  a man with a scraggly beard
  Example sentencesExamples
  Together with his unkempt mop of wavy brown hair and his scraggly beard, his appearance was most intimidating.
  The crown of his head was devoid of hair but thick gray strands grew along the sides and a scraggly moustache fell around his thin mouth.
  In the old days, dogs and cats were happy with a scraggy old blanket to curl up in.
  He tilted his head up revealing a long beard and scraggly hair.
  At dawn for the past two mornings, great scraggly flocks of rooks mixed with a few jackdaws pour over our base moving from their roosts to the freshly plowed fields.
  ‘Greetings from the Nevada Test Site,’ it proclaimed, showing a collage of doomsday clouds floating above a scraggly desert.
  His pale face, which was thin and almost frail, was framed by a scraggly beard and long straight hair that was perfectly parted in the middle.
  He is described as aged 40 to 45, about six feet tall with grey, scraggy shoulder length hair.
  They all looked disheveled with dirty clothing and most of them had scruffy beards and scraggly hair.
  He was wearing a suit, his tie in one of those enormous Windsor knots, but his trademark red beard was scraggly as always.
  I recognized the face, which was a bit scraggy, but I couldn't reconcile with my memory as to how I knew her.
  He's first seen down-and-out, with a scraggly beard and out of work until his old mercenary buddy Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard.
  The man was in his forties, had scraggy brown hair, and dark green eyes.
  Her dark blonde hair was scraggy and flyaway and her face told a story of beauty aging gracefully.
  I took mine, which had my name scrawled on the top in a thin, scraggly, yet elegant script.
  ‘Well,’ Bob said as he widened his stance and rubbed his scraggly beard.
  Its appearance was that of a wooden skeleton except with scraggly twigs and splinters jutting out from its joints and face.
  Don Shirley, an understated man with steel-frame glasses and a scraggly beard, was a kindred spirit.
  Francona, who could have taken a conservative stance against his players' scraggly hair and scruffy beards, instead embraced his team's approach.
  He had a full - blown mustache and beard, both of which were scraggly and unkempt.

单词	scraggy
释义	Definition of scraggy in English: scraggy (US scraggly) adjectivescraggier, scraggiest ˈskraɡiˈskræɡ(ə)li 1(of a person or animal) thin and bony. scraggy mongrels a scraggy neck Example sentencesExamples You can't really see from the picture but his back end is still very scraggly and he's extremely thin under the bushy fur that remains around his shoulders and head. The boy was scraggly and thin, and his strange, purple eyes were constantly darting this way and that. Unknown to her, a tall, scraggy man stood in the doorway, watching her. There were flies by the billions, dirt and refuse everywhere, and scraggy dogs searching in the stalls for food. After unwinding during my sculpting class I could stop off for a giant pretzel or could hear a dozen scraggy men playing acoustic tunes on their guitars. The Prior planted his crops around them, and in their shade the scraggy sheep nibbled the grasses. What was a scraggy teenager doing in their favorite café, how could such a feeble creature as myself ever appreciate the true value of such a cultured beverage as tea? A scraggy goat has two Queen's College pupils to thank for its life after spending a week in a small crevice on a rugged mountain top. You didn't always look like a scraggy old man? I went to check my balance at a cashpoint and noticed a rather scraggy man leaning in the window of a white van parked beside the cashpoint. I always found myself embarrassed when confronted with pictures of scraggy or sagging wives and overfed, grinning offspring. The young boy, scraggly and thin, struggled against him before kicking him in the leg and darting off. One day in the mountains I met a young shepherd and we chatted for over half an hour while his scraggy sheep tinkled and grazed. I sat next to a scraggy woman whose child in the seat behind leant forward between us and asked her why some people go on holiday on their own. Tina smiled at a scraggy boy who was leaning against the railing as she walked past him. Last year a thin, scraggy squirrel appeared in my garden from nowhere, looking hungry. Synonyms scrawny, thin, thin as a rake, skinny, skin-and-bones, size-zero, gaunt, bony, angular, gawky, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched lean, slim, slender, lanky, spindly, gangly, gangling dated spindle-shanked 1.1 Ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance. an old man with a scraggy beard Example sentencesExamples I took mine, which had my name scrawled on the top in a thin, scraggly, yet elegant script. He is described as aged 40 to 45, about six feet tall with grey, scraggy shoulder length hair. At dawn for the past two mornings, great scraggly flocks of rooks mixed with a few jackdaws pour over our base moving from their roosts to the freshly plowed fields. He had a full - blown mustache and beard, both of which were scraggly and unkempt. Its appearance was that of a wooden skeleton except with scraggly twigs and splinters jutting out from its joints and face. Francona, who could have taken a conservative stance against his players' scraggly hair and scruffy beards, instead embraced his team's approach. In the old days, dogs and cats were happy with a scraggy old blanket to curl up in. I recognized the face, which was a bit scraggy, but I couldn't reconcile with my memory as to how I knew her. They all looked disheveled with dirty clothing and most of them had scruffy beards and scraggly hair. His pale face, which was thin and almost frail, was framed by a scraggly beard and long straight hair that was perfectly parted in the middle. ‘Well,’ Bob said as he widened his stance and rubbed his scraggly beard. The crown of his head was devoid of hair but thick gray strands grew along the sides and a scraggly moustache fell around his thin mouth. Don Shirley, an understated man with steel-frame glasses and a scraggly beard, was a kindred spirit. Together with his unkempt mop of wavy brown hair and his scraggly beard, his appearance was most intimidating. He tilted his head up revealing a long beard and scraggly hair. He was wearing a suit, his tie in one of those enormous Windsor knots, but his trademark red beard was scraggly as always. The man was in his forties, had scraggy brown hair, and dark green eyes. Her dark blonde hair was scraggy and flyaway and her face told a story of beauty aging gracefully. He's first seen down-and-out, with a scraggly beard and out of work until his old mercenary buddy Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard. ‘Greetings from the Nevada Test Site,’ it proclaimed, showing a collage of doomsday clouds floating above a scraggly desert. Derivatives scraggily adverb Suddenly I felt conspicuous, standing there with my hair dripping onto the carpet and scraggily sticking to my neck and shoulders. scragginess nounˈskraɡɪnəs Its rough surfaces bring a scragginess to his voice, the rising and falling tone making his words seem a plead, almost, a yearn. Rhymes Aggie, baggy, craggy, draggy, jaggy, Maggie, quaggy, saggy, shaggy, slaggy, snaggy Definition of scraggly in US English: scraggly (British scraggy) adjectiveˈskraɡ(ə)lēˈskræɡ(ə)li 1(of a person or animal) thin and bony. Example sentencesExamples After unwinding during my sculpting class I could stop off for a giant pretzel or could hear a dozen scraggy men playing acoustic tunes on their guitars. You can't really see from the picture but his back end is still very scraggly and he's extremely thin under the bushy fur that remains around his shoulders and head. I always found myself embarrassed when confronted with pictures of scraggy or sagging wives and overfed, grinning offspring. Last year a thin, scraggy squirrel appeared in my garden from nowhere, looking hungry. Unknown to her, a tall, scraggy man stood in the doorway, watching her. I went to check my balance at a cashpoint and noticed a rather scraggy man leaning in the window of a white van parked beside the cashpoint. You didn't always look like a scraggy old man? One day in the mountains I met a young shepherd and we chatted for over half an hour while his scraggy sheep tinkled and grazed. A scraggy goat has two Queen's College pupils to thank for its life after spending a week in a small crevice on a rugged mountain top. Tina smiled at a scraggy boy who was leaning against the railing as she walked past him. The Prior planted his crops around them, and in their shade the scraggy sheep nibbled the grasses. The young boy, scraggly and thin, struggled against him before kicking him in the leg and darting off. I sat next to a scraggy woman whose child in the seat behind leant forward between us and asked her why some people go on holiday on their own. What was a scraggy teenager doing in their favorite café, how could such a feeble creature as myself ever appreciate the true value of such a cultured beverage as tea? There were flies by the billions, dirt and refuse everywhere, and scraggy dogs searching in the stalls for food. The boy was scraggly and thin, and his strange, purple eyes were constantly darting this way and that. Synonyms scrawny, thin, thin as a rake, skinny, skin-and-bones, size-zero, gaunt, bony, angular, gawky, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched 1.1 Ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance. a man with a scraggly beard Example sentencesExamples Together with his unkempt mop of wavy brown hair and his scraggly beard, his appearance was most intimidating. The crown of his head was devoid of hair but thick gray strands grew along the sides and a scraggly moustache fell around his thin mouth. In the old days, dogs and cats were happy with a scraggy old blanket to curl up in. He tilted his head up revealing a long beard and scraggly hair. At dawn for the past two mornings, great scraggly flocks of rooks mixed with a few jackdaws pour over our base moving from their roosts to the freshly plowed fields. ‘Greetings from the Nevada Test Site,’ it proclaimed, showing a collage of doomsday clouds floating above a scraggly desert. His pale face, which was thin and almost frail, was framed by a scraggly beard and long straight hair that was perfectly parted in the middle. He is described as aged 40 to 45, about six feet tall with grey, scraggy shoulder length hair. They all looked disheveled with dirty clothing and most of them had scruffy beards and scraggly hair. He was wearing a suit, his tie in one of those enormous Windsor knots, but his trademark red beard was scraggly as always. I recognized the face, which was a bit scraggy, but I couldn't reconcile with my memory as to how I knew her. He's first seen down-and-out, with a scraggly beard and out of work until his old mercenary buddy Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard. The man was in his forties, had scraggy brown hair, and dark green eyes. Her dark blonde hair was scraggy and flyaway and her face told a story of beauty aging gracefully. I took mine, which had my name scrawled on the top in a thin, scraggly, yet elegant script. ‘Well,’ Bob said as he widened his stance and rubbed his scraggly beard. Its appearance was that of a wooden skeleton except with scraggly twigs and splinters jutting out from its joints and face. Don Shirley, an understated man with steel-frame glasses and a scraggly beard, was a kindred spirit. Francona, who could have taken a conservative stance against his players' scraggly hair and scruffy beards, instead embraced his team's approach. He had a full - blown mustache and beard, both of which were scraggly and unkempt.
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