SCRAGGY (scraggier, scraggiest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does scraggy mean? • SCRAGGY (adjective)
The adjective SCRAGGY has 2 senses:
1. being very thin
2. having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Familiarity information: SCRAGGY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCRAGGY (adjective)
Meaning:
Being very thin
Synonyms:
scraggy; scrawny; skinny; underweight; boney; weedy
Context examples:
a child with skinny freckled legs / a long scrawny neck
Similar:
lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)
Meaning:
Having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Synonyms:
jagged; jaggy; scraggy
Context examples:
the jagged outline of the crags / scraggy cliffs
Similar:
uneven (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture)
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