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straggly

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strag·gly  (strgl)
adj. strag·gli·er, strag·gli·est
Growing or spread out in a disorderly or aimless way: straggly ivy.
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Adj.1.straggly - spreading out in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"
rambling, sprawling, straggling
untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
2.straggly - growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
straggly
adjective spread out, spreading, rambling, untidy, loose, drifting, random, straying, irregular, aimless, disorganized, straggling
Translations
straggly [ˈstræglɪ] straggle adj (hair) → unordentlich


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"He should pay folks off properly," a thin workingman, with frowning brows and a straggly beard, was saying.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Her hair was rather straggly and she had on a pair of Uncle Henry's old slippers.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Old Marrow-Bone even had a bit of sparse and straggly white beard that seemed identical with the whiskers of the old man.
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