词源 |
scroggy adj."overgrown with bushes or stunted trees," mid-15c., from scrog (n.) "a stunted bush, a shrub-like plant" (c. 1400, scrogge), also in place-names, which probably is related to scrag "a lean person or thing" (1570s; also compare scraggly). A Scottish and northern English word. updated on March 03, 2022 |