as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
a scraggly little tree
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Recent Examples of scraggly
On a welcome muddy day in January — a warmish respite between polar vortexes and snowstorms — a small work crew hoisted 20-foot long steel pipes into a hole being bored hundreds of feet deep in the scraggly field across from Union Station in New Haven.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
One easy trick can turn those misshapen lumps with scraggly edges into gorgeous, bakery-worthy treats.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The ditches drop deep into scraggly forest on either side of that road, and in the winter, cars often slide off and topple down the hill.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Many people mistakenly assume a place like Death Valley is just sand, scraggly bushes, and a few cacti.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
One easy trick can turn those misshapen lumps with scraggly edges into gorgeous, bakery-worthy treats.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The ditches drop deep into scraggly forest on either side of that road, and in the winter, cars often slide off and topple down the hill.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Many people mistakenly assume a place like Death Valley is just sand, scraggly bushes, and a few cacti.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraggly
Adjective
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The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rustan picked Sugar up as a rescue from the streets of Los Angeles, the small pooch missing three of her bottom teeth and in ragged shape.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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Getting the right amount of quality sleep can have huge health benefits, while getting poor sleep — or not enough — could leave you running ragged.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Scraggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraggly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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