SCRAGGLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

scraggly

adjective

ˈskra-g(ə-)lē

Definition of scraggly

as in jagged

having an uneven edge or outline a scraggly little tree

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Recent Examples of scraggly In rock climbing, a few such traits include longer fingers, shorter forearms, and scraggly wrists, all of which might help a climber clutch at tiny crimps in the rock with substantially more ease. — Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Van Der Beek looks a tad weathered for a man in his late 40s — not sure the scraggly man bun was a great choice — but otherwise projects a healthy, solid screen presence. — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026 Jonah Paz, with scraggly brown hair and clean features, wears a baggy red flannel and gray pants; Yaelle Avtan’s got a plume of blonde hair, pink blouse, and a tutu-y green skirt. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 At his dining-room table, in a new home in a scraggly stretch of New Orleans’s Seventh Ward, Rob toggled between Facebook and WhatsApp on both his phone and laptop. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scraggly

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The slightest details, or the smallest bits of structure, are what stick out—what can feel like an amorphous ooze of nothingness suddenly snaps into place thanks to a rhythmic rattle or jagged vocal sample.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Look at the jagged lines, the geometric shapes, the neon colour schemes, the tall collars, the billowing short sleeves.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of jagged

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This leaves ragged and bruised leaf tips behind that quickly turn brown and are more susceptible to disease.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
His hushed, ragged whisper feels suitably weathered, fitting a collection of songs that never are in a hurry.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026

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