as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
a scraggly little tree
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Recent Examples of scraggly
On a welcome muddy day in January — a warmish respite between polar vortexes and snowstorms — a small work crew hoisted 20-foot long steel pipes into a hole being bored hundreds of feet deep in the scraggly field across from Union Station in New Haven.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
One easy trick can turn those misshapen lumps with scraggly edges into gorgeous, bakery-worthy treats.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The ditches drop deep into scraggly forest on either side of that road, and in the winter, cars often slide off and topple down the hill.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Many people mistakenly assume a place like Death Valley is just sand, scraggly bushes, and a few cacti.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
One easy trick can turn those misshapen lumps with scraggly edges into gorgeous, bakery-worthy treats.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The ditches drop deep into scraggly forest on either side of that road, and in the winter, cars often slide off and topple down the hill.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Many people mistakenly assume a place like Death Valley is just sand, scraggly bushes, and a few cacti.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraggly
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Glover, for instance, was particularly captivated by the jagged topography along the moon’s terminator, the dividing line between its illuminated side and the side cloaked in darkness.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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Outside the window were snippets of jagged peaks.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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On a ragged offense, Achane had a league-leading 24 runs over 15 yards and finished third behind Cook and Seattle’s Kenneth Walker III with 40 runs over 10 yards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Use sharp pruners or loppers for trimming trees, to avoid making ragged cuts.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Scraggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraggly. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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