straggly
[ strag-lee ]
Origin of straggly
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How to use straggly in a sentence
There were some pools of water standing in a coulee, at whose head grew a clump of wild plum trees and other straggly growth.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughPresently he saw a number of straggly things dangling downward from the rocks and soil overhead.
The Boy Land Boomer | Ralph BonehillHis straggly gray beard confronted the fire-fighters everywhere, goading on the laggards, cheering the valiant.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyFancy calling that wiry stuff grass in England, and admiring those straggly creepers and shrubs.
The Moving Finger | Mary GauntThe main column of soldiers far below poured up to the village and went down the straggly street in a tide of dark figures.
The Invaders | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
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