"having a rough, irregular, or ragged appearance," 1831, from scrag + -ly (1); also compare scraggy.
the old man's scraggly beard
a scraggly little path to the door
scow
scowl
Scrabble
scrabble
scrag
scraggly
scraggy
scram
scramble
scrannel
scrap
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