being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
Used in a Sentence
scraggy
How to use scraggy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scraggy.
Editorial note
But they are scrubby, scraggy, dwarfed, wind-bent, un-photogenic, and uncommon.
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Quick take
being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of scraggy gathered in one view.
having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for scraggy.
adjective
being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
See also: boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy
adjective
having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"
Example sentences
But they are scrubby, scraggy, dwarfed, wind-bent, un-photogenic, and uncommon.
Multi-coloured, scraggy hair, partly "Irokese haircut".Deprecative to hostile political attitude, rejection of all state forms and societal norms.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use scraggy in a sentence?
But they are scrubby, scraggy, dwarfed, wind-bent, un-photogenic, and uncommon.
What does scraggy mean?
being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
What part of speech is scraggy?
scraggy is commonly used as adjective.