raggedy

adjective rag·gedy \ ˈra-gə-dē \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of raggedy

raggedier; -est

: ragged

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Examples of raggedy in a Sentence

a raggedy group of soldiers
raggedy urchins playing in the village streets

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From mumblecore-style low-budget comedies like Humpday to more mainstream efforts like Laggies, Shelton has always held on to a raggedy sort of realism, drawing out major story details from small personal interactions.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "Edie Falco Anchors the Romantic Drama of Outside In," 31 Mar. 2018
Buy Photo The old fella lives barefoot by the beach, limping down the home stretch of a long life in the raggedy brown coat his parents gave him back in South Dakota.

— jason nark, Philly.com, "A prison guard and his old horse making smiles out of manure.," 23 Mar. 2018
Would our Bear Encounter consist of a couple of raggedy polar bears back at the Churchill General Store, panhandling for bags of ice?

— diane bair and pamela wright, BostonGlobe.com, "Greetings from polar bear country," 13 Mar. 2018
And Chuck Sharp, 69, stands at the entrance to a still-raggedy path his son, Alan, has cut through their seven-acre cornfield.

— jonathan m. pitts, Washington Post, "Maryland’s fall mazes cut paths toward fun and profit," 12 Sep. 2017
And Chuck Sharp, 69, stands at the entrance to a still-raggedy path his son, Alan, has cut through their seven-acre cornfield.

— jonathan m. pitts, Washington Post, "Maryland’s fall mazes cut paths toward fun and profit," 12 Sep. 2017
And Chuck Sharp, 69, stands at the entrance to a still-raggedy path his son, Alan, has cut through their seven-acre cornfield.

— jonathan m. pitts, Washington Post, "Maryland’s fall mazes cut paths toward fun and profit," 12 Sep. 2017
And Chuck Sharp, 69, stands at the entrance to a still-raggedy path his son, Alan, has cut through their seven-acre cornfield.

— jonathan m. pitts, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland's fall mazes cut paths toward fun and profit," 4 Sep. 2017
And Chuck Sharp, 69, stands at the entrance to a still-raggedy path his son, Alan, has cut through their seven-acre cornfield.

— jonathan m. pitts, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland's fall mazes cut paths toward fun and profit," 4 Sep. 2017

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1881

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: not in good condition

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adjective rag·gedy \ ˈra-gə-dē \

Definition of raggedy for Students

1 : ragged 2

2 : ragged 3

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