-lē, -li adjective
Etymology: scraggl- (as in scraggling ) + -y
: of rough or irregular outline : ragged , unkempt
scraggly little path to his door — R.M.Coates
: of sparse growth : straggly
scraggly beard
scraggly , frost-heaved lawn — Roger Angell
two years of scraggly border warfare — A.J.Liebling