Scraggly (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"; "pale bony hands".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Underweight
• Scraggy
• Boney
• Scrawny
• Weedy
• Bony
• Skinny

Meaning ²

Ragged, thin, or untidy in appearance; "the old man's scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The scraggly tree branches swayed in the wind, its leaves sparse and dry.
• Her scraggly hair was a testament to her lack of self-care during the busy week.
• The scraggly garden had been neglected for months, with weeds sprouting from every corner.
• The old-fashioned bike had a scraggly chain that rattled loudly as the wheels spun.
• The scraggly patch of grass was the only bit of green in the otherwise barren landscape.