straggly
straggly · stragglier · straggliest
verstreut
Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized mannerSpread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
» I hope nobody minds my being straggly and unkempt at five in the morning.
Ich hoffe, es kümmert niemanden, dass ich um fünf Uhr morgens zerzaust und ungekämmt bin.
Meaning
2 sensesSpread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
Not arranged in a line.
verstreut
More definitions
- growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly
- spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
Examples
1 sentencesI hope nobody minds my being straggly and unkempt at five in the morning.
deIch hoffe, es kümmert niemanden, dass ich um fünf Uhr morgens zerzaust und ungekämmt bin. — Dani6187
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
Not arranged in a line:
Origin
From straggle + -y.From straggle + -y.
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Forms
stragglier, straggliest| Comparative | stragglier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | straggliest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly:sprawlingstragglingrambling
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedstraggle
Derivedstraggliness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form