raggedly
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raggedly — adverb 1. in a ragged uneven manner I took the cigarette he offered, drawing at it raggedly • Syn: ↑unevenly 2. in a ragged irregular manner a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods • Syn: ↑stragglingly 3. with a ragged and uneven app … Useful english dictionary
raggedly — ragged ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of cloth or clothes) old and torn. 2) wearing ragged clothes. 3) rough or irregular. 4) lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity. 5) suffering from exhaustion or stress. ● run someone ragged Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Raggedly — Ragged Rag ged (r[a^]g g[e^]d), a. [From {Rag}, n.] 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. [1913 Webster] 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raggedly — adverb see ragged … New Collegiate Dictionary
raggedly — adverb In a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison … Wiktionary
raggedly — rægɪdlɪ adv. in a tattered manner, shabbily … English contemporary dictionary
raggedly — rag·ged·ly … English syllables
raggedly — See: ragged … English dictionary
ragged — raggedly, adv. raggedness, n. /rag id/, adj. 1. clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man. 2. torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing. 3. shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc. 4. having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a… … Universalium
ragged — [[t]ræ̱gɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is ragged looks untidy and is wearing clothes that are old and torn. The five survivors eventually reached safety, ragged, half starved and exhausted. Derived words: raggedly ADV GRADED ADV ed ...a dismal … English dictionary
