Scraggy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskɹæɡi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scraggy is an adjective meaning Rough and irregular; jagged.
Meaning
Rough and irregular; jagged.
More Meanings
- Lean or thin, scrawny.
Example Sentences
Her tender arms the angry sharpness rue Of many a scraggy thorn and envious brier;
He is twenty years younger, but has something of the same spare, scraggy physique.
[H]e grasped the rock. It was scraggy, and though it tore and bruised him he clung to it.
On one of these occasions, he presented for the first time to Mannering his tall, gaunt, awkward, bony figure, attired in a threadbare suit of black, with a coloured handkerchief, not over clean, about his sinewy, scraggy neck.
Word Forms
- scraggier
- scraggiest
Synonyms for scraggy
Depending on context, synonyms include lean, thin, scrawny, jagged, uneven, weedy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jagged, skinny, scrawny, thin, underweight, lean.
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