2. Lean and rough; scragged. ``His sinewy, scraggy neck.'' --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
scraggy — (adj.) early 13c., rough, jagged (figurative); 1570s, of landscape, rough, rugged, stumpy; 1610s, of persons, gaunt and wasted; see SCRAG (Cf. scrag) + Y (Cf. y) (2), and Cf. SCROGGY (Cf. scroggy). Related: Scragginess … Etymology dictionary
scraggy — ► ADJECTIVE (scraggier, scraggiest) 1) thin and bony. 2) (also chiefly N. Amer. scraggly) ragged or untidy in form or appearance … English terms dictionary
scraggy — [skrag′ē] adj. scraggier, scraggiest [< SCRAG + Y2] 1. rough or jagged 2. lean; bony; skinny scraggily adv … English World dictionary
scraggy — UK [ˈskræɡɪ] / US adjective Word forms scraggy : adjective scraggy comparative scraggier superlative scraggiest informal very thin, especially so thin that you see the shapes of bones sticking out a scraggy old cat her scraggy neck … English dictionary
scraggy — [[t]skræ̱gi[/t]] scraggier, scraggiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or animal as scraggy, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin. [mainly BRIT] ...his scraggy neck. ...a flock of scraggy sheep. Syn:… … English dictionary
scraggy — [“skragi] mod. bony. □ That dame is too scraggy for me. □ Who is that scraggy dame? □ I lost weight till I was scraggy as a hungry bear … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scraggy — scrag|gy [ skrægi ] adjective INFORMAL very thin, especially so thin that you see the shapes of bones sticking out: a scraggy old cat her scraggy neck … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scraggy — adj. Scraggy is used with these nouns: ↑neck … Collocations dictionary
scraggy — scrag|gy [ˈskrægi] adj BrE too thin ▪ a scraggy neck … Dictionary of contemporary English
scraggy — adjective too thin and bony: scraggy wrists … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
