scraggly
scraggly · scragglier · scraggliest
худорлявий, кістлявий
неухоженный, кудлатый
wild, rau
Rough, scruffy, or unkemptRough, scruffy, or unkempt.
/ˈskɹæɡ(ə)li/
» Tom has a scraggly beard.
Meaning
2 sensesRough, scruffy, or unkempt.
wild, rau
кудла́тыйkudlátyj, неухо́женныйneuxóžennyj
Jagged or uneven; scraggy.
More definitions
- ragged, thin, or untidy in appearance
- being very thin
Examples
4 sentencesTom has a scraggly beard.
He has a scraggly beard and a bum leg.
Yanni had long scraggly hair.
Craning his scraggly neck down to him, he asked Nick what he was doing down there.
deIndem er seinen dürren Hals zu ihm hinabreckte, fragte er Nick, was er da unten tue. — pengpau
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
As if from a verb *scraggle (in turn from scrag). Equivalent to scrag + -le + -ly.As if from a verb *scraggle (in turn from scrag). Equivalent to scrag + -le + -ly.
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Forms
scragglier, scraggliest| Comparative | scragglier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | scraggliest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedscraggliness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form