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Synonyms for scraggy

  • adjective

Most common

lean skinny bony scrawny uneven jagged scragged

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Scrawny — lean or thin, scrawny

scrawny, thin, lean, skinny, bony, gaunt, spare, angular, underweight, weedy, scraggly, lank, meager US CA, meagre UK, haggard, emaciated, rawboned

2. Jagged

jagged, rough, uneven, scabrous, harsh, rugged, craggy, jaggy, unsmooth

Other

scragged

Antonyms

fat

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lean or thin, scrawny.

  2. adj. 2

    Rough and irregular; jagged.

Example sentences

  • lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
  • skinny Tom and Mary were very skinny when they were kids.
  • bony This fish is bony and it is not easy to bone it.
  • scrawny Tom doesn't know the difference between thin and scrawny.
  • uneven It's good for your back to walk on uneven ground.
  • jagged I cut my fringe myself, and now it's all jagged.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scraggyrising
leanrising
skinnyrising
bonyrising
scrawnyrising
unevensteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
thin1, lean1, bony2, lank1
5 letters
rough1, spare1, harsh1, gaunt1, weedy2, jaggy
6 letters
skinny2, rugged2, uneven3, jagged2, meager2, meagre, craggy2
7 letters
angular3, haggard2, scrawny2
8 letters
scraggly2, scabrous, scragged, rawboned, unsmooth
9 letters
emaciated5
11 letters
underweight3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bony2 = 2 syllables).