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adj. - Having a sharply uneven surface or outline; Being very thin.

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Usage examples (29)
  • One of them is about 6ft, of medium build with shoulder length 'scraggy' hair.
  • Most of the captives were of the appearances denominated "scraggy" or "knotty."
  • She was tall for her fourteen years, and very slender – "scraggy," Jim was wont to say, with the cheerful frankness of brothers.
  • All the trees were scraggy, stunted with tufted grasses.
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