as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
a scraggly little tree
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For the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis, which grows in scraggly clumps, this is a particular problem.
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 July 2022
O’Neal pulled off the road next to some open land studded with scraggly bushes.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
By the time the school day began, a scraggly line of kids and their parents stretched out the door, down the hallway, and outside into the sunshine.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2021
Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 July 2022
O’Neal pulled off the road next to some open land studded with scraggly bushes.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
By the time the school day began, a scraggly line of kids and their parents stretched out the door, down the hallway, and outside into the sunshine.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2021
Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021
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“Scraggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraggly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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