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SCRAGGLY (scragglier, scraggliest)
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Irregular inflected forms: scragglier , scraggliest
, scraggliest Dictionary entry overview: What does scraggly mean?
• SCRAGGLY (adjective)
The adjective SCRAGGLY has 2 senses:
1. ragged, thin, or untidy in appearance
2. being very thin
Familiarity information: SCRAGGLY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ragged, thin, or untidy in appearance
Context example:
a scraggly little path to the door
Similar:
untidy (not neat and tidy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being very thin
Synonyms:
boney; bony; scraggly; scraggy; scrawny; skinny; underweight; weedy
Context example:
pale bony hands
Similar:
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