adj
Meaning 1
Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
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
straggly
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adj
Meaning 2
Not arranged in a line.
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
growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- straggly ivy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
spreading out in different directions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sprawling handwriting
- straggling branches
- straggly hair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sprawling, straggling, rambling
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From straggle + -y.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: разпръснат (razprǎsnat) — Not arranged in a line
- Bulgarian: разпилян (razpiljan) — Not arranged in a line
- German: verstreut — Not arranged in a line
- Italian: sparpagliato — Not arranged in a line
- Māori: tīreureu — Not arranged in a line
- Polish: potargany — Not arranged in a line
- Polish: roztrzepany — Not arranged in a line
- Polish: zmierzwiony — Not arranged in a line
- Polish: rozproszony — Not arranged in a line