scraggly
adjective
scrag·gly
ˈskra-g(ə-)lē 
: irregular in form or growth
scraggly hills
a scraggly beard
also
: unkempt
Examples of scraggly in a Sentence
a scraggly little tree
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Vince, a recovering addict with a scraggly beard, starts too grimy for the actor to capably sell.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The white one with scraggly, shoulder-length hair skipped pleasantries and asked with patent urgency for water.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
With a long, scraggly hairdo and beard, Frost's Hagrid wore corduroy pants and a few layers of jackets under a large coat.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
His scraggly beard seems grown to be wrenched.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The white one with scraggly, shoulder-length hair skipped pleasantries and asked with patent urgency for water.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
With a long, scraggly hairdo and beard, Frost's Hagrid wore corduroy pants and a few layers of jackets under a large coat.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
His scraggly beard seems grown to be wrenched.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scraggly
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“Scraggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scraggly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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scraggly
adjective
scrag·gly
ˈskrag-(ə-)lē
scragglier; scraggliest
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