The old man's scraggly beard. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I was always worried about that, so I never grew a beard, just in case I inherited some kind of scraggly beard gene. From Wordnik.com. [Family Day at AIG's $27 Million Lie - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Sometimes he naps in the shade of a scraggly tree. From Wordnik.com. [The Corners] Reference
Blood was matted in the scraggly long hair at his neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 5] Reference
He has a scraggly beard as you can see in the pictures. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2008] Reference
He's probably wise not to grow a scraggly beard, either. From Wordnik.com. [Liberals And The Lessons Of Bork] Reference
And his beard sometimes used to be a little bit scraggly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2002] Reference
No. In his figure a manful contrast to the scraggly agitator. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference
But really, do we need a window onto your scraggly chest hair?. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Nereo: The Straight Nope: Hipster V-Necks] Reference
No critic, however, took exception to his scraggly handwriting. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Goodbye] Reference
She fled out the door with her scraggly hair trailing after her. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Boys, Bad Boys, 1] Reference
JAMES: Just his long, scraggly hair, just his appearance in general. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 30, 2003] Reference
During his stay, Nohara's wiry goatee has grown into a scraggly mass. From Wordnik.com. [Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide] Reference
A man with stark white hair and a long, scraggly, white beard nodded. From Wordnik.com. [For The Roses]
He eyed the scraggly ranks of Bell's army, then laughed a bitter laugh. From Wordnik.com. [Advance and Retreat]
Further up, the slope steepened and scraggly pines gave proof of poor soil. From Wordnik.com. [Anniversary Cruise] Reference
   As they approached, Scorn vanished under a scraggly chrysanthemum. From Wordnik.com. [calling on dragons]
CON: Leo's scraggly beard qualifies as the worst facial hair in cinematic history. From Wordnik.com. [What’s Hot For the Big Chill of Fall] Reference
She eyed both of her men, and shook the scraggly blond curls surrounding her face. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 15] Reference
In their first video, the shirtless miners look scraggly, emaciated and almost ghostly. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Sherwood: The Great Wait: Survival Secrets of the 33 Miners Trapped in Chile] Reference
She caught a glimpse of the scraggly white cat as it shot from the hat and through the flap. From Wordnik.com. [Cats in Hats] Reference
Even President Ferraro was there, his hair looking scraggly where he had pulled out handfuls. From Wordnik.com. [The Misplaced Battleship] Reference
The scraggly grass that managed to grow in the thin soil had been barely sufficient for them. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
He had little hair, long and scraggly on the side, and the top of his head was completely bald. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Man and the Cigarette] Reference
It was still looking pretty scraggly, and patches on both sides of his chin were coming in gray. From Wordnik.com. [Lunatics]
He returned a few minutes later with a scraggly, squirming, soaking wet Duke tucked under his arm. From Wordnik.com. [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]
A glance in the mirror showed a scraggly growth of beard that had acctzmrzlated can the bug wctrld. From Wordnik.com. [Nor Crystal Tears]
He stood steady as a rock while she settled herself, whisking his scraggly black tail meditatively. From Wordnik.com. [The Warslayer]
"Made," the spider chittered, and became a scraggly faun with black horns and hooves turning green. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
The Founding Fathers took 13 scraggly Colonies and believed they were creating the most important nation on earth. From Wordnik.com. [Land Of The Future] Reference
(Dressed in his ceremonial tailcoat, Starr once tried to chat up scraggly flag-burners he was to oppose in court.). From Wordnik.com. [The Most Dangerous Man In Washington] Reference
A scraggly beard covered most of his face, which was indistinguishable in color and texture from the bristly facial hair. From Wordnik.com. [Who Will Carry Us?] Reference
In the video, the men -- shirtless, scrawny, with scraggly beards, but big smiles -- showed the world their temporary home. From Wordnik.com. ['The Miracle of the San Jose Mine'] Reference
Mayonnaise dripped from his long scraggly mustache and he greedily licked it in, savoring every speck. From Wordnik.com. [Singularities And the Circle Of Convergence] Reference
But things are set to rights by the lower orders in the form of the constable Dogberry (Michael Keaton) and his scraggly crew. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare, As You Like It] Reference
In a video released Thursday, the men shirtless, scrawny, with scraggly beards, but big smiles showed the world their temporary home. From Wordnik.com. [Underground Dreams: Beer, Hugs and Weddings] Reference
Holding a pen between his hands, as if in prayer, he bent over sheets over paper to produce the signature scraggly lines of his cartoons. From Wordnik.com. [Acerbic and irreverent cartoonist John Callahan dies at 59] Reference
But my mother's lover wore his long and scraggly, a shag carpet you could hide gold-plated teeth loosed from grandmother's rotting mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Beards] Reference
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