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SCRAGGY
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Irregular inflected forms: scraggier , scraggiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Example:
scraggy cliffs
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
uneven (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being very thin
Example:
pale bony hands
Synonyms:
boney; bony; scraggly; scraggy; scrawny; skinny; underweight; weedy
Classified under:
Similar:
lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)
Derivation:
scrag (a person who is unusually thin and scrawny)
