raggedly

adverb

rag·​ged·​ly

ˈra-gəd-lē

: in a ragged manner: such as

a

: roughly, shaggily

a white beard, raggedly cut

—Charles Dickens

b

: irregularly, stragglingly

the line of volunteers crawled forward raggedly

—Marjory S. Douglas

stone walls trail raggedly through the woods

—American Guide Series: Vermont

c

: without coordination : unevenly

a band struck up raggedly

—Lawrence Durrell

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