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as in tattered
wearing torn or worn-out clothes
raggedy urchins playing in the village streets
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as in ragged
worn or torn into or as if into rags
wears raggedy old T-shirts and jeans around the house
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Recent Examples of raggedy
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raggedy
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The archangel of trendy-casual walkaroundfits (new word, please spread around) just stepped out in hip-hugging bootcut jeans, a loose and intentionally tattered white T-shirt, a gold pendant necklace, and dark sunglasses, an easy all-American look for a morning on the go.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2025
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Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Blades with ragged edges can be a sign of insects chewing on the blades, and tunneling below the surface or turf that can be lifted like a rug can indicate larvae are feeding on the root system.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The architecture matches the vibe; there's bloodlust in the air and even among the ragged fans who camp along the road outside.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Raggedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raggedy. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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