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straggly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rambling, sprawling, straggling |
| Derivation | straggle |
straggly hair.
straggly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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straggly ivy.
Examples of straggly
straggly
There were a few straggly specimens, but they were expensive and not very tasty.
From the washingtonpost.com
They work because the fringe is plush and dense rather than sparse and straggly.
From the express.co.uk
It says she is fed up with his straggly beard and has told him to get a facelift.
From the metro.co.uk
These hydrangeas can look straggly, even dead in winter, and we're tempted to prune.
From the chron.com
Long, straggly bits of wood with no foliage and seemingly no sign of life.
From the people.co.uk
The plants have a tendency to become straggly, so frequent pruning might be necessary.
From the dispatch.com
Shear back overgrown, straggly, brownish lobelia, felicia, petunias and sweet alyssum.
From the sfgate.com
Shear impatiens that are too large and petunias that look straggly by 50 percent or more.
From the philly.com
Pansies had large blossoms on plants that became straggly unless diligently pinched back.
From the nytimes.com
- Sprawling: spreading out in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"
- Growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"
- Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner
