straggly
[strag-lee]
adjective, strag·gli·er, strag·gli·est.
straggling; rambling.
Origin of straggly
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Related Words for straggly
dusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy, unkempt, grimy, messy, nasty, sloppy, filthy, greasy, polluted, contaminated, spotted, foul, black, defiled, bedraggled, sulliedExamples from the Web for straggly
Historical Examples of straggly
His face above his straggly whiskers was red with temper and with liquor.
Back HomeIrvin S. Cobb
They're black and lustrous, but by leaving them straggly they're a blemish.
Flappers and PhilosophersF. Scott Fitzgerald
He looked down at the ground and up into the straggly palms, then heaved a sigh.
MakersCory Doctorow
There was a screen of straggly brush, with emptiness beyond.
The InvadersWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
His hair was getting grey at the temples and straggly on top.
My Man JeevesP. G. Wodehouse