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scragginess

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scrag⋅gy

  [skrag-ee]
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–adjective, -gi⋅er, -gi⋅est.
1. lean or thin; scrawny.
2. meager.
3. irregular; craggy; jagged.
Origin:
1565–75; scrag + -y 1

Related forms:
scrag⋅gi⋅ly, adverb
scrag⋅gi⋅ness, noun
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scrag·gy   (skrāg'ē)   
adj.   scrag·gi·er, scrag·gi·est

  1. Jagged; rough: scraggy cliffs.

  2. Bony and lean: a scraggy cat.

scrag'gi·ly adv., scrag'gi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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scraggy [ˈskrægi]

  1. mod.
    bony. : Who is that scraggy dame?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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