adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
2. 2
   Not arranged in a line.

Adjective

1. 1
   growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly wordnet
2. 2
   spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aimlessamorphousbroadcastcapriciouscasualdesultory

Example

More examples

"I hope nobody minds my being straggly and unkempt at five in the morning."

Etymology

From straggle + -y.

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