scraggy

[skrag-ee]

adjective

scraggier, scraggiest 

1. lean or thin; scrawny.

2. meager.

3. irregular; craggy; jagged.

scraggy

/ ˈskræɡɪ /

adjective

1. lean or scrawny

2. rough; unkempt

Other Word Forms

• scraggily adverb
• scragginess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of scraggy¹

First recorded in 1565–75; scrag + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He said: "A scraggy dog hit me square between the shoulders and knocked me over. I'd never been so glad to see the old girl. And I think she felt the same".

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Alberto Giacometti’s sculptures of tall, elegantly scraggy humans loom large in people’s minds.

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“There are a lot of very old, scraggy toothbrushes out there.”

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“With this brand, you will be of a gang too. The mangy, scraggy, sorry gang of Beast Riders.”

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The old people in the bed all leaned forward, craning their scraggy necks.

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Related Words

• angular 
• gangly 
• gaunt 
• lanky 
• rangy 
• sinewy 
• skinny 
• slender 
• slim 
• sparse 
• svelte 
• wiry