scraggy

• Décrit une personne ou un animal maigre, osseux et d'aspect rude ou négligé, souvent en suggérant un manque de santé ou de soins.

Describes a person or animal that is thin, bony, and rough-looking, often implying a lack of health or care.

1. Very thinB2informal

   Extremely thin, often in an unattractive or unhealthy way.

   Très maigre

   • The stray cat was scraggy and hungry.
   • He looked scraggy after his long illness.
   • Her scraggy frame was barely visible under the blanket.

   Synonymesbonyemaciatedgauntlankyrawbonedscrawnyskeletalskinny

   Antonymeschubbyfatobeseplumpportlystout

2. Rough or unevenC1informal

   Having a sharply uneven, jagged, or irregular surface or outline.

   Rugueux ou irrégulier

   • The scraggy cliffs were dangerous to climb.
   • The old fence had a scraggy, broken appearance.
   • The landscape was scraggy and barren.

   Synonymescraggyirregularjaggedraggedroughruggedserrateduneven

   Antonymesevenflatlevelregularsmooth