scraggly meaning

UK US /ˈskræɡli/ 2 syllables

scraggly (adjective): ragged, thin, or untidy in appearance.

scraggly has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

scraggly as an adjective

  1. ragged, thin, or untidy in appearance
    • the old man's scraggly beard
    • a scraggly little path to the door

    Similar: untidy

  2. being very thin
    • a child with skinny freckled legs
    • a long scrawny neck
    • pale bony hands

    Synonyms: scraggy, boney, bony, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy

    Similar: thin

scraggly in a sentence

How to pronounce scraggly

scraggly is pronounced /ˈskræɡli/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in LY · 8-letter words

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