scraggly
pronunciation
How to pronounce scraggly in British English:
UK [ˈskrægli]
How to pronounce scraggly in American English:
US [ˈskræɡli]
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- Adjective:
- lacking neatness or order
Word Origin
- scraggly (adj.)
- "having a rough, irregular, or ragged appearance," 1831, from scrag + -ly (1); also compare scraggy.
Example
- 1. But if china takes it the wrong way , the stakes will become higher than fish and a few scraggly goats .
- 2. He lunged his demon form spilling forth he looked much like jay only less built and more scraggly .
- 3. The old man 's scraggly beard ; a scraggly little path to the door .
- 4. He sat up , rubbed his hand through his scraggly hair , and asked , " computer , what 's the date ? "
- 5. His scraggly beard , prayer callous on his forehead and thick glasses make him look more like an unpleasant and pious schoolmaster than a terrorist mastermind .