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1 scraggy
['skrægɪ]* * *['skræɡi](unattractively thin: a scraggy neck.) ossuto, scheletrico* * *scraggy /ˈskrægɪ/a.2 ruvido; scabro; scabroso.* * *['skrægɪ] -
2 scraggy scrag·gy adj
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Scraggy — Scrag gy, a. [Compar. {Scragger}; superl. {Scraggiest}.] 1. Rough with irregular points; scragged. A scraggy rock. J. Philips. [1913 Webster] 2. Lean and rough; scragged. His sinewy, scraggy neck. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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 — scrag|gy [ˈskrægi] adj BrE too thin ▪ a scraggy neck … Dictionary of contemporary English
neck — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ slender, slim, swan like (literary) ▪ scraggy (BrE), scrawny … Collocations dictionary
scraggy — adj. Scraggy is used with these nouns: ↑neck … Collocations dictionary
Scragger — Scraggy Scrag gy, a. [Compar. {Scragger}; superl. {Scraggiest}.] 1. Rough with irregular points; scragged. A scraggy rock. J. Philips. [1913 Webster] 2. Lean and rough; scragged. His sinewy, scraggy neck. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scraggiest — Scraggy Scrag gy, a. [Compar. {Scragger}; superl. {Scraggiest}.] 1. Rough with irregular points; scragged. A scraggy rock. J. Philips. [1913 Webster] 2. Lean and rough; scragged. His sinewy, scraggy neck. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrag|gy — scrag|gy1 «SKRAG ee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. having little flesh; lean; thin; bony: »... his sinewy, scraggy neck (Scott). SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
Scrag-necked — a. Having a scraggy neck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English