Straggly

He looked straggly, though his priority seemed to be the avoidance of the vet.

Tied my long, straggly hair back in a ponytail and lived in sweatpants.

I look completely stressed and with straggly hair.

Mine are looking straggly.

Wells’ straggly line of colourful beach huts framed by white sand and dark pines slowly diminish as we head into the North Sea.

You can cut back lavender heavily (about six inches) every few years to keep the plants from getting straggly, and remember, lavender is not a long-lived plant, so you should plan on replacing plants about every ten years.

Straggly Violas, Helianthemums, Astrantias, and Hardy Geraniums (not given the ‘Chelsea Chop’) can be cut back by half, encouraging them to produce a less floppy plant flowering a little later than normal.