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scraggly

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scrag·gly  (skrgl)
adj. scrag·gli·er, scrag·gli·est
Ragged; unkempt.
scraggly [ˈskræglɪ]
adj -glier, -gliest
untidy or irregular
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.scraggly - lacking neatness or order; "the old man's scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door"
untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
Translations
scraggly [ˈskræglɪ] ADJ (US) [beard] → descuidado; [hair] → revuelto; [plant] → asalvajado, de aspecto salvaje
scraggly [ˈskrægli] (mainly US) adj [hair, moustache, beard, plant] → clairsemé(e)
scraggly
adj (+er) beard, hair → zottig, zottelig; plant → kümmerlich
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His tail was short and scraggly, and his harness had been broken in many places and fastened together again with cords and bits of wire.
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