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straggly

[strag-lee]

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adjective, strag·gli·er, strag·gli·est.

straggling; rambling.

Origin of straggly

First recorded in 1865–70; straggle + -y¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for straggly

dusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy, unkempt, grimy, messy, nasty, sloppy, filthy, greasy, polluted, contaminated, spotted, foul, black, defiled, bedraggled, sullied

Examples from the Web for straggly

Historical Examples of straggly

His face above his straggly whiskers was red with temper and with liquor.
Back Home
Irvin S. Cobb
They're black and lustrous, but by leaving them straggly they're a blemish.
Flappers and Philosophers
F. Scott Fitzgerald
He looked down at the ground and up into the straggly palms, then heaved a sigh.
Makers
Cory Doctorow
There was a screen of straggly brush, with emptiness beyond.
The Invaders
William Fitzgerald Jenkins
His hair was getting grey at the temples and straggly on top.
My Man Jeeves
P. G. Wodehouse