straggly
/ˈstraɡ(ə)li
/ /ˈstraɡli/adjective (stragglier, straggliest)
Growing or spreading in an irregular, untidy way: his straggly dark hair...
- It was a shabby, straggly, unkempt little regiment, their faces chapped, their noses running in the cold.
- She brushed the tangles out of her straggly red hair.
- My dark brown hair was dirty and straggly, the longest strands falling just past my shoulders.
Synonyms
untidy, messy, unkempt, straggling, dishevelled, bedraggled
informal ratty
