Definition of Scroggy

1. a. Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted.

Definition of Scroggy

1. Adjective. (UK Scotland dialect) Abounding in scrog. ¹

2. Adjective. (UK Scotland dialect) twisted; stunted ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scroggy

1. of stunted growth [adj -GIER, -GIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scroggy

scrofulides
scrofuloderma
scrofuloses
scrofulosis
scrofulous
scrofulous keratitis
scrofulous rhinitis
scrofulously
scrofulousness
scrofulæ
scrog
scroggie
scroggier
scroggiest
scroggin
scroggy (current term)
scrogs
scroll
scroll bar
scroll bars
scroll bones
scroll ear
scroll saw
scroll wheel
scroll wheels
scrollable
scrollback
scrollbar
scrollbars
scrolled

Literary usage of Scroggy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing Containing Lives of the Most by Henry Downes Miles (1906)
"Some «changes ; the men closed, and scroggy got Martin down. ... Martin endeavoured to pat in a sharp nobber, but scroggy, smiling at his efforts, ..."

2. Indiana Historical Society Publications by Indiana Historical Society (1895)
"scroggy thought it was possible that he could duplicate the record; ... When they clinched, scroggy was lifted up and laid on the floor like a child. ..."

3. The History and Poetry of the Scottish Border: Their Main Features and Relations by John Veitch (1893)
"But " scroggy " is better than all. This expresses exactly the look of the stunted ... The scroggy braes,"-—this was never said before in Scottish ballad or ..."

4. The History and Poetry of the Scottish Border: Their Main Features and Relations by John Veitch (1893)
"But " scroggy " is better than all. This expresses exactly the look of the stunted ... The scroggy braes,"—this was never said before in Scottish ballad or ..."

5. The Legal News by James Kirby (1897)
"The appellant, scroggy, under a transfer from McEwen, which had not been ... Gordon then sued for damages, and scroggy appeared, but did not plead. ..."

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