"scroggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scroggy [comparative], most scroggy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒɡi Etymology: scrog + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrog|y}} scrog + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} scroggy (comparative more scroggy, superlative most scroggy)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) Abounding in scrog. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-scroggy-en-adj-0YTRsUlR Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 59 41
  2. (UK, Scotland, dialect) twisted; stunted Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-scroggy-en-adj-gUJ-aSgV Categories (other): British English, Scottish English

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