scraggly

I wondered if McGregor would have quibbled with his Obi-Wan’s patchy blond beard, but when I went back and double-checked the film, it is that scraggly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

All the denizens of Thoreau’s Cape Cod, from its scraggly scrub pine trees to its people, exemplify the humility that goes hand-in-hand with danger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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

When Kate thought they’d put enough distance between themselves and the gym, and was convinced they hadn’t been followed, the two children hunkered beneath a scraggly copse of stunted cedar trees to rest.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

“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