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Definition of Straggly
1. Adjective. Spreading out in different directions. "Straggly hair"
2. Adjective. Growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly. "Straggly ivy"
Definition of Straggly
1. Adjective. Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Straggly
1. irregularly spread out [adj -GLIER, -GLIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straggly
Literary usage of Straggly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1918)
"Rather straggly growth; free bloomer, occasional blooms in fall. ... Tall, rather
straggly growth: foliage lasts quite well; quite a good bloomer—on order ..."
2. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1918)
"As for the one beard, it was a straggly and puny object which had evidently
labored under great ... "Still, there was the man with the straggly Van Dyke. ..."
3. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1888)
"We crossed the Platz in silence, we walked the length of a couple of straggly
streets still in silence. Beyond the straggly streets there was a piece of ..."
4. Home Fruit Grower by Maurice Grenville Kains (1918)
"Tree a straggly grower. Does well as dwarf. Very productive. ... Tree slender,
straggly. PERSIMMON According to tradition there was once a young lady who ..."
5. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1917)
"Against that must be set the fact that the unpruned trees are straggly and the
branches are very thick. In two or three years there won't be any buds in the ..."
6. Annual Report (1910)
"10 to 12 inches high, straggly, loose, moderately vigorous, hardy, ... Plant strictly
dwarf, 12 to 14 inches high, straggly, open, moderately weak, ..."
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