scrawly

[ skraw-lee ]

adjective,scrawl·i·er, scrawl·i·est.
  1. written or drawn awkwardly or carelessly.

Origin of scrawly

1
First recorded in 1825–35; scrawl + -y1

Other words from scrawly

  • scrawl·i·ness, noun

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