Meanings
adjectivestraggly (comparative stragglier, superlative straggliest)
comparative stragglier · superlative straggliest
- Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
- Not arranged in a line.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivespreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
adjectivegrowing or spreading sparsely or irregularly
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian разпръснат, разпилян
- разпръснат (razprăsnat)Not arranged in a line
- разпилян (razpiljan)Not arranged in a line
German verstreut
- verstreutNot arranged in a line
Italian sparpagliato
- sparpagliatoNot arranged in a line
Māori tīreureu
- tīreureuNot arranged in a line
Polish potargany, roztrzepany
- potarganyNot arranged in a line
- roztrzepanyNot arranged in a line
- zmierzwionyNot arranged in a line
- rozproszonyNot arranged in a line
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APA
straggly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straggly
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“straggly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straggly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straggly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straggly.
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