"straggly" meaning in English

See straggly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: stragglier [comparative], straggliest [superlative]
Etymology: From straggle + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|straggle|y}} straggle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} straggly (comparative stragglier, superlative straggliest)
  1. Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
    Sense id: en-straggly-en-adj-sMczbJEq
  2. Not arranged in a line. Translations (Not arranged in a line): разпръснат (razprǎsnat) (Bulgarian), разпилян (razpiljan) (Bulgarian), verstreut (German), sparpagliato (Italian), tīreureu (Maori), potargany (Polish), roztrzepany (Polish), zmierzwiony (Polish), rozproszony (Polish)
    Sense id: en-straggly-en-adj-S9RwVGDG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of 'Not arranged in a line': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: straggle

Inflected forms

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