Scraggle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskɹæɡəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Scraggle is a verb meaning (transitive) To make scraggly; to make rough, scruffy, or unkempt; to tousle.
Meaning
(transitive) To make scraggly; to make rough, scruffy, or unkempt; to tousle.
More Meanings
- A small scraggly bit.
Example Sentences
The best, and most impressive, thing about A Man Like Eva is the central performance of Eva Mattes — in alarmingly convincing male drag — as the Fassbinder character. With a scraggle of beard pasted on her face, a battered fedora on her head, and a swarm of contempt on her lips, Mattes — who has appeared in five Fassbinder films — could almost pass for the real thing.
Word Forms
- scraggles
- scraggling
- scraggled
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