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['stræɡl]1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) razrasti se2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) zaostati•- straggly
- straggliness* * *[strægl]intransitive verbpohajkovati brez cilja, kolovratiti, postopati; oddaljiti se, zaiti, zabloditi; razkropiti se; raztreseno ležati; botany bohotno (bujno, divje, nepravilno) rasti, divje se razrasti; pojavljati se mestoma; figuratively zaviti s prave poti; oddaljiti se od glavne teme
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straggly — [strag′ llē] adj. stragglier, straggliest spread out in a straggling, irregular way … English World dictionary
straggly — [[t]stræ̱gəli[/t]] ADJ GRADED Straggly hair or a straggly plant is thin and grows or spreads out untidily in different directions. Her long fair hair was knotted and straggly... The yard held a few straggly bushes … English dictionary
straggly — UK [ˈstræɡ(ə)lɪ] / US adjective Word forms straggly : adjective straggly comparative stragglier superlative straggliest growing in an untidy way a straggly hedge … English dictionary
straggly — adjective 1. spreading out in different directions sprawling handwriting straggling branches straggly hair • Syn: ↑sprawling, ↑straggling, ↑rambling • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
straggly — adjective (stragglier; est) Date: 1818 spread out or scattered irregularly < a straggly beard > … New Collegiate Dictionary
straggly — adj. Straggly is used with these nouns: ↑beard … Collocations dictionary
straggly — strag|gly [ˈstrægəli] adj growing untidily and spreading out in different directions ▪ straggly hair … Dictionary of contemporary English
straggly — adjective growing untidily and spreading out in different directions: a straggly moustache … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straggly — straggle ► VERB 1) trail slowly behind the person or people in front. 2) grow or spread out in an irregular, untidy way. ► NOUN ▪ an irregular and untidy group. DERIVATIVES straggler noun straggly adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
straggly — /strag lee/, adj., stragglier, straggliest. straggling; rambling. [1865 70; STRAGGLE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
straggly — adjective Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner. See Also: straggle … Wiktionary
