raggedly

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. ↑run someone ragged
DERIVATIVES raggedly adverb raggedness noun raggedy adjective (informal, chiefly N. Amer. ).
ORIGIN Scandinavian.

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  • raggedly — rægɪdlɪ adv. in a tattered manner, shabbily …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • 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

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