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Recent Examples of scraggy Fauja Singh was 89, thin as a reed, and had a scraggy beard that nearly reached his chest. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2025 Three years later, the follow-up, Caroline 2, expands outward in every direction, pairing scraggy, strummed chorales with heart-on-sleeve mantras and distorted furore. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025 Airless Spaces might easily be read as the scraggy roman à clef of an ex-revolutionary, defined by its lack of engagement with the former work of its author. Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 From scraggy shores beyond the Golden Gate to miles-long coastline in Los Angeles County to the bohemian charm of Laguna, this list of the best beaches in California might just convince you that the West Coast really is the best one, indeed. Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025 A lot of the music that came out of the Lower East Side was very scraggy. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraggy
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • After Florida State and Clemson fought for an uneven share of ACC revenue, a Georgia Tech versus Virginia championship game just feels right.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Southern live oaks draped in Spanish moss that tower and twist over city squares, Neoclassical Antebellum architecture, gas lamps that flicker over uneven cobblestone paths, and a humid subtropical climate that hangs heavy in the air.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dull blades leave behind ragged leaf tips, which are quick entry points for turf diseases.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Her once ragged fur transformed.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Hoka Anacapa 2 Low GTX Trail Running Shoes While most hiking shoes have a more rugged, utilitarian look, these Hoka hikers lend more towards stylish.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Hokkaido is known for its rugged natural beauty, cold winters and thriving agricultural and seafood industries.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With scraggly hair and beard and a dazed countenance of man waking up from an unspeakable dream, Reeves brings the tender vulnerability to his Estragon (aka Gogo).
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That was thrilling for us, because that disheveled scraggly look totally became who Vince was.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The advanced energy management system elevates the ride experience, allowing users to push boundaries with confidence—whether tackling steep hills, rough paths, or long-distance adventures.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, rough surf and rip currents could spread along the US East Coast next week.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Additionally, nearly nine in 10 singles said being handy is attractive and think leaving small DIY projects dangling or broken fixtures untreated is a turnoff.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Attempts are already underway to deny accountability and reassert the same broken playbook of impunity.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Scraggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraggy. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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