English Explanatory Dictionary

scraggly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rough, scruffy, or unkempt.
  2. Jagged or uneven; scraggy.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɹæɡ(ə)li/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scraggly.wav

Word forms

scraggly scragglier scraggliest

Etymology

As if from a verb *scraggle (in turn from scrag). Equivalent to scrag + -le + -ly.

Derived words

scraggliness
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