straggles
Trails the group
Straggles is the verb straggle in third-person singular form.
To straggle is to trail behind a group, fall out of formation, or spread out irregularly: The last runner straggles across the finish line twenty minutes after the winner.
Plants straggle when they grow in a sparse, uneven pattern.
Hair straggles when it hangs loosely and unkemptly.
Spread irregularly about
- spread outExtended over distance
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- strayWander from course
random · irregular · patchy · sporadic · dotted · strewn · disjointed · fragmented
At the rear
- trailingFollowing behind something
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- loiteringPurposeless public lingering
falling back · dragging · latecomer · laggard · slowpoke · tardy · dallying · bringing up the rear
scattered
Spread irregularly about
- spread outExtended over distance
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
stray · random · irregular · patchy · sporadic · dotted · strewn · disjointed · fragmented · separated
behind
At the rear
- trailingFollowing behind something
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
loitering · falling back · dragging · latecomer · laggard · slowpoke · tardy · dallying · bringing up the rear · dropping back
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- scragglyIrregularly sparse and messy
- messyLacking order or neatness
tangled · wispy · unruly · bedraggled · stringy · loose · hanging · dangling · wayward · flyaway
meanders
Winds without purpose
wanders · strays · ambles · weaves · winds · veers · deviates · diverges · zigzags · trails off
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