Antonyms for straggly

Grammar : Adj

Spell : strag-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstræg li

Definition of straggly

As in uncleanly : adj dirty
As in dirty : adj soiled, unclean

Example sentences :

His face above his straggly whiskers was red with temper and with liquor.
Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb

They're black and lustrous, but by leaving them straggly they're a blemish.
Extract from : « Flappers and Philosophers » by F. Scott Fitzgerald

He looked down at the ground and up into the straggly palms, then heaved a sigh.
Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

There was a screen of straggly brush, with emptiness beyond.
Extract from : « The Invaders » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

His hair was getting grey at the temples and straggly on top.
Extract from : « My Man Jeeves » by P. G. Wodehouse

Then comes a town deep in black mud—a straggly, inch-thick plank town, with dull red grain elevators.
Extract from : « Letters of Travel (1892-1913) » by Rudyard Kipling

His straggly gray beard confronted the fire-fighters everywhere, goading on the laggards, cheering the valiant.
Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

Shall we climb up that straggly path along the face of the wall, and see what the old things look like?
Extract from : « The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon » by James Carson

They headed for the upper end of the island, where there was a small grove of straggly cedar trees.
Extract from : « Dave Porter and the Runaways » by Edward Stratemeyer

And the wild man sat back on the bench and closed his eyes, and stroked his straggly beard.
Extract from : « Dave Porter and the Runaways » by Edward Stratemeyer

Synonyms for straggly

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