Definition of straggly in English:

straggly

adjectivestragglier, straggliest ˈstraɡliˈstraɡ(ə)liˈstræɡ(ə)li

Growing or spreading in an irregular, untidy way.
his straggly dark hair
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a shabby, straggly, unkempt little regiment, their faces chapped, their noses running in the cold.
- She brushed the tangles out of her straggly red hair.
- I sit in the only empty chair on the front row next to a very pale man with long straggly gray hair who has a persistent dry cough and wears sandals with thin black socks.
- My dark brown hair was dirty and straggly, the longest strands falling just past my shoulders.
- Along the way we encountered straggly herds of llamas and occasional wild dogs.
Synonyms
untidy, messy, unkempt, straggling, dishevelled, bedraggled
informal ratty

Rhymes

waggly

Definition of straggly in US English:

straggly

adjectiveˈstraɡ(ə)lēˈstræɡ(ə)li

Growing or spreading in an irregular, untidy way.
his straggly dark hair
Example sentencesExamples
- I sit in the only empty chair on the front row next to a very pale man with long straggly gray hair who has a persistent dry cough and wears sandals with thin black socks.
- She brushed the tangles out of her straggly red hair.
- Along the way we encountered straggly herds of llamas and occasional wild dogs.
- It was a shabby, straggly, unkempt little regiment, their faces chapped, their noses running in the cold.
- My dark brown hair was dirty and straggly, the longest strands falling just past my shoulders.
Synonyms
untidy, messy, unkempt, straggling, dishevelled, bedraggled

词汇	straggly
释义	Definition of straggly in English: straggly adjectivestragglier, straggliest ˈstraɡliˈstraɡ(ə)liˈstræɡ(ə)li Growing or spreading in an irregular, untidy way. his straggly dark hair Example sentencesExamples It was a shabby, straggly, unkempt little regiment, their faces chapped, their noses running in the cold. She brushed the tangles out of her straggly red hair. I sit in the only empty chair on the front row next to a very pale man with long straggly gray hair who has a persistent dry cough and wears sandals with thin black socks. My dark brown hair was dirty and straggly, the longest strands falling just past my shoulders. Along the way we encountered straggly herds of llamas and occasional wild dogs. Synonyms untidy, messy, unkempt, straggling, dishevelled, bedraggled informal ratty Rhymes waggly Definition of straggly in US English: straggly adjectiveˈstraɡ(ə)lēˈstræɡ(ə)li Growing or spreading in an irregular, untidy way. his straggly dark hair Example sentencesExamples I sit in the only empty chair on the front row next to a very pale man with long straggly gray hair who has a persistent dry cough and wears sandals with thin black socks. She brushed the tangles out of her straggly red hair. Along the way we encountered straggly herds of llamas and occasional wild dogs. It was a shabby, straggly, unkempt little regiment, their faces chapped, their noses running in the cold. My dark brown hair was dirty and straggly, the longest strands falling just past my shoulders. Synonyms untidy, messy, unkempt, straggling, dishevelled, bedraggled
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