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scraggy

[ skrag-ee ]

/ ˈskræg i /

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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 scraggy

His thick hair and scraggy neck gave witness of unreadiness and through his misty glasses weak eyes looked up pleading.

Ulysses |James Joyce
Their clothes were ragged and dirty, their hair long and uncombed, and their faces were covered with scraggy beards.

The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall |Spencer Davenport
From the ladder one could reach a long limb of a scraggy apple tree upon which hung early apples nearly ripe.

Little Maid Marian |Amy E. Blanchard
He knew that Scraggy had left the settlement to find their boy.

From the Valley of the Missing |Grace Miller White

In her eagerness to take his attention from the shrieking yacht, now close to the scow, Scraggy advanced toward the swaying man.

From the Valley of the Missing |Grace Miller White

British Dictionary definitions for scraggy

scraggy

/ (ˈskræɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

lean or scrawny

rough; unkempt

Derived forms of scraggy

scraggily, adverb scragginess, noun