straggly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of straggly
Example Sentences
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His floor-length fur is straggly and windblown, giving him a disheveled look incongruent with this toy breed’s stereotypical silky-smooth fur and ribbons in their hair.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2023
Flip this folded dough over so the seam is on the bottom, smooshing in any straggly bits, and sprinkling flour over any naked chunks of butter or otherwise sticky spots.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
Left to its own devices, Robbins explained, hazelnut grows into a straggly, shrubby tree.
From National Geographic • Dec. 17, 2020
In recent years, he has hidden these behind a straggly white mustache and goatee and has grown his flaxen hair down to his shoulders.
From New York Times • May 12, 2020
Sul Ross brought me a bouquet of straggly wildflowers for my nightstand and proudly showed me the mark on his trunk where I’d elbowed him.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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