scraggy
scraggy · scraggier · scraggiest
сухорлявий, захлялий, худющий
Rough and irregular; jaggedRough and irregular; jagged.
/ˈskɹæɡi/
» The eagle landed on a scraggy tree.
Meaning
2 sensesRough and irregular; jagged.
Lean or thin, scrawny.
сухорлявийsuxorljavyj, захлялийzaxljalyj, худющийxudjuščyj
being very thin
Examples
2 sentencesThe eagle landed on a scraggy tree.
Scant, low, scraggy cedars gave place to more numerous, darker, greener, bushier ones, and these to high, full-foliaged, green-berried trees.
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
very lean:
Forms
scraggier, scraggiest| Comparative | scraggier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | scraggiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedscrag
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form