scraggly

His balding head’s scraggly hair—in contrast to the wigs worn by just about every Frenchman at the time, no matter the social class—is both ennobling and a bit enfeebling, like an aging but distinguished mane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

A scraggly crust punk wore a jacket patched with an upside-down American flag.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2025

But he’s drawn to the one real tree — a humble, scraggly little thing — inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Fir Tree.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024

It was just a field of shrubs and grass and a few scraggly trees.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

“You don’t want to answer the door with wet hair and be the scraggliest person at your own party,” she says.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021

But Kimbrel, the Red Sox closer, and Turner, the Dodgers’ third baseman, now seem to be competing for the unofficial title of bushiest, scraggliest, most unkempt beard in sports.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2018