Ragged and Scraggly

Ragged

Ragged adjective - Having an uneven edge or outline.
Usage example: the Rocky Mountains cut an angular, ragged profile against the sky, in contrast to the rounded silhouette of the rolling, green Adirondack Mountains

Scraggly and ragged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scraggly" instead an adjective "Ragged".

Nearby Words: raggedy, raggedly

Scraggly

Scraggly adjective - Having an uneven edge or outline.
Usage example: a scraggly little tree

Ragged and scraggly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ragged" instead an adjective "Scraggly".
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