raggedy

raggedy

adjective

Definition of RAGGEDY

1

wearing torn or worn out clothes <raggedy urchins playing in the village streets>

Synonyms ragged, raggedy, ragtag, tatterdemalion

Related Words bedraggled, scroungy, scruffy, shabby, threadbare; down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels)

Near Antonyms decked (out), dolled up, dressed up; spiffy

2

worn or torn into or as if into rags <wears raggedy old T-shirts and jeans around the house>

Synonyms frayed, raggedy, ratty, seedy, shabby, tattered, threadbare, worn-out

Related Words dowdy, scruffy, tatterdemalion; dingy, faded; lacerate (or lacerated), shredded; holey, patchy; broken-down, decrepit, dilapidated, dog-eared, grungy, mangy, moth-eaten, run-down, scuzzy [slang], tacky

Near Antonyms brand-new, new, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), unused