scraggier
More rough and thin
Scraggier is the comparative form of scraggy, meaning more thin, bony, or unkempt than something else.
A person or animal that is scraggier looks more gaunt or underfed: The stray cat looked even scraggier than last week.
It can also describe vegetation that is sparser or more irregular: The trees grew scraggier as we climbed higher.
Thin, with protruding skeleton
- leanLacking fat; incline
- skinnyVery thin, underweight
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
rawboned · spindly · wiry · thin · haggard · emaciated · pinched · drawn
Untidy in appearance
- messyLacking order or neatness
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- raggedWorn to shreds
tousled · bedraggled · grungy · tangled · matted · rumpled · neglected · sloppy
bony
Thin, with protruding skeleton
angular · rawboned · spindly · wiry · thin · haggard · emaciated · pinched · drawn · weathered
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
ragged · tousled · bedraggled · grungy · tangled · matted · rumpled · neglected · sloppy · frowsy
jagged
Sharply uneven, notched
uneven · rocky · harsh · weatherbeaten · coarse · textured · knotty · gnarly · twisted · windswept
patchy
Irregular in coverage
- thinSmall in diameter
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- stragglingSpreading irregularly, lagging behind
spotty · uneven · balding · threadbare · meager · scattered · thinning · bare · scanty