HyperDic: scraggly

English > 2 senses of the word scraggly:
ADJECTIVEallscragglylacking neatness or order
allscraggly, scraggy, boney, bony, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedybeing very thin
scraggly > pronunciation
Soundsskrae'gliy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > scraggly: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaninglacking neatness or order.
Examples
  • "the old man's scraggly beard"
  • "a scraggly little path to the door"
Broaderuntidynot neat and tidy
Spanishdesaliñado, descuidado
English > scraggly: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningVery thin.
Synonymsscraggy, boney, bony, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy
Broaderthin, leanlacking excess flesh
Spanishcadavérico, chupado, consumido, delgaducho, demacrada, demacrado, descarnado, enclenque, enjuto, escuálido, esquelético, huesudo, macilenta, macilento, raquítico, seco
Catalancadavèric, consumit, demacrat, descarnat, escanyolit, escarransit, esquelètic, magre, ossut, raquític, ressec, sec, xuclat

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