adj
Meaning 1
Rough and irregular; jagged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scraggy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈskɹæɡi/
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rhymes with -æɡi
adj
Meaning 2
Lean or thin, scrawny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the jagged outline of the crags
- scraggy cliffs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jagged, jaggy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
being very thin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: мършав (mǎršav) — very lean
- Czech: hubený — very lean
- Czech: vyzáblý — very lean
- Czech: vychrtlý — very lean
- Italian: scheletrico — very lean
- Spanish: enjuto — very lean
- Spanish: escuálido — very lean
- Ukrainian: сухорлявий (suxorljavyj) — very lean
- Ukrainian: захлялий (zaxljalyj) — very lean
- Ukrainian: худющий (xudjuščyj) — very lean