as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
a scraggly little tree
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Recent Examples of scraggly
His scraggly beard seems grown to be wrenched.
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
In Berlin, parks are usually just some trees, scraggly wild grass, and rugged natural paths mixed in with a monument or statue here and there and several walls scattered with graffiti.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Bread crumbs • Props to the hair, makeup, and costuming departments for differentiating Kiki’s Simone from pre-Michaela Simone, who showed up to the island with a scraggly ponytail, a gray button-down, uneven skin, and scrawled tattoos.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
In Berlin, parks are usually just some trees, scraggly wild grass, and rugged natural paths mixed in with a monument or statue here and there and several walls scattered with graffiti.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Bread crumbs • Props to the hair, makeup, and costuming departments for differentiating Kiki’s Simone from pre-Michaela Simone, who showed up to the island with a scraggly ponytail, a gray button-down, uneven skin, and scrawled tattoos.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for scraggly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraggly
Adjective
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The morning light casts jagged shadows across the pink stone, catching the saguaro spines and illuminating them like desert saints.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to one tale, the devil escaped from hell and formed the jagged peaks in one day’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dull blades leave behind ragged leaf tips, which are quick entry points for turf diseases.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her once ragged fur transformed.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Scraggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraggly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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