adj.
Pronunciation: ' skra-g( ə -)l ē
Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of scraggling, preh. irregular from 2 scraggy
Date: 1869
: irregular in form or growth < scraggly hills> <a scraggly beard> also : UNKEMPT
adj.
Pronunciation: ' skra-g( ə -)l ē
Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of scraggling, preh. irregular from 2 scraggy
Date: 1869
: irregular in form or growth < scraggly hills> <a scraggly beard> also : UNKEMPT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012