scroggy

English

Etymology

From scrog +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡi

Adjective

scroggy (comparative more scroggy, superlative most scroggy)

1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) Abounding in scrog.
   • 1803, The Scots Magazine:

     O 'tis a lonely scroggy Glen!

2. (UK, Scotland, dialect) twisted; stunted

References

• “scroggy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.