Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Rough; rugged; rocky.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective raglike; like a rag.
  • adjective scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
  • adjective Similar in style to ragtime music.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

rag +‎ -y

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Examples

  • Get some old raggy clothes and get them real dirty.

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  • It doesn't take long for the booklets to get raggy, even with infrequent use.

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  • It doesn't take long for the booklets to get raggy, even with infrequent use.

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  • It doesn't take long for the booklets to get raggy, even with infrequent use.

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  • It doesn't take long for the booklets to get raggy, even with infrequent use.

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  • It doesn't take long for the booklets to get raggy, even with infrequent use.

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  • It doesn't take long for the booklets to get raggy, even with infrequent use.

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  • He walked across to shelves and supplies for a sketching block of thick, raggy paper, then filled an empty jar with pencils.

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  • There is a raggy quilt on the bed that she cannot surrender, and as she slides beneath it, she becomes herself for the first time all day.

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  • The locals are not a part of it now the Western forces are kicking raggy arse.

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