scraggly /ˈskɹæɡ(ə)li/ adjective2 •Rough, scruffy, or unkempt.The sunburn of my face, what little of it could be seen through a scraggly growth of beard, had faded to a sickly yellow. — 1913 •Jagged or uneven; scraggy.She would be so happy . . . that she wouldn't notice the spelling or the scraggly writing. — 1916 formsscragglier · scraggliest