Antonyms for straggly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : strag-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstræg li


Definition of straggly

  • As in uncleanly : adj dirty
  • As in dirty : adj soiled, unclean
Example sentences :
  • His face above his straggly whiskers was red with temper and with liquor.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • They're black and lustrous, but by leaving them straggly they're a blemish.
  • Extract from : « Flappers and Philosophers » by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • He looked down at the ground and up into the straggly palms, then heaved a sigh.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • There was a screen of straggly brush, with emptiness beyond.
  • Extract from : « The Invaders » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • His hair was getting grey at the temples and straggly on top.
  • Extract from : « My Man Jeeves » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • Then comes a town deep in black mud—a straggly, inch-thick plank town, with dull red grain elevators.
  • Extract from : « Letters of Travel (1892-1913) » by Rudyard Kipling
  • His straggly gray beard confronted the fire-fighters everywhere, goading on the laggards, cheering the valiant.
  • Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • Shall we climb up that straggly path along the face of the wall, and see what the old things look like?
  • Extract from : « The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon » by James Carson
  • They headed for the upper end of the island, where there was a small grove of straggly cedar trees.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter and the Runaways » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • And the wild man sat back on the bench and closed his eyes, and stroked his straggly beard.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter and the Runaways » by Edward Stratemeyer

Synonyms for straggly

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