scraggy

[ skrag-ee ]
/ ˈskræg i /

adjective, scrag·gi·er, scrag·gi·est.

lean or thin; scrawny.
meager.
irregular; craggy; jagged.

Origin of scraggy

First recorded in 1565–75; scrag + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM scraggy

scrag·gi·ly, adverb scrag·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby scraggy

scr., scrabble, scrabbly, scrag, scraggly, scraggy, scram, scramasax, scramb, scramble, scrambled egg

Example sentences from the Web for scraggily

  • Also throw a scraggily top of some kind into the water over the ring-pole to hide the catch after drowning.

    Mink Trapping |A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

British Dictionary definitions for scraggily

scraggy
/ (ˈskræɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

lean or scrawny
rough; unkempt

Derived forms of scraggy

scraggily, adverb scragginess, noun