raggedy

adjective

rag·​gedy ˈra-gə-dē How to pronounce raggedy (audio)
raggedier; raggediest
: ragged

Examples of raggedy in a Sentence

a raggedy group of soldiers raggedy urchins playing in the village streets
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Three little raggedy boys sit in a row pressed against each other on a mound of rubble in front of a worn plastered brick wall in 1915 in Esztergom, Hungary, Kertész’s homeland. Donna Seaman june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 On multiple occasions, in fact, Hailey would step out in an elegant mini and pumps, and her husband would be wearing raggedy jeans and a bulky hoodie. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025 What will Mayor Brandon Johnson’s playbook be against ‘raggedy’ Trump White House? Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 We, like Eric Bogosian’s raggedy journalist Daniel Molloy, must be seduced by Louis’s tale. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for raggedy

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of raggedy was in 1881

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“Raggedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raggedy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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raggedy

adjective
rag·​gedy ˈrag-əd-ē How to pronounce raggedy (audio)
raggedier; raggediest
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