Scraggy
/ˈskræɡ.i/noun
Thin, rough, and uneven in appearance; also used of something ragged or stunted.
Did you know?Scraggy is tied to the older English word scrag, meaning the neck or a rough, stunted piece of wood—proof that English loves turning body parts and broken branches into personality traits.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse
ON
skrákr
“rag, shred, or scrap of cloth”
Middle English
English
scrag
“the neck; a rough or stunted piece, especially of wood”
16th Century
English
scraggy
“having a rough, uneven, or stunted appearance”
19th Century
English
scraggy
“thin and bony; meager in build”
Modern English
English
scraggy
“thin, rough, and uneven in appearance”