Stragglingly (Adverb)
Meaning
In a ragged irregular manner; "a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods".
Examples
- The last leaves of autumn hung stragglingly from the branches of the tree.
- The stragglingly distributed trees on the hill formed a sparse forest.
- The garden, once well-managed, now grew stragglingly with weeds and wildflowers.
- The fence, broken in many places, ran stragglingly across the field.
- The hikers, tired and disorganized, moved stragglingly through the dense forest.