raggy
- adjective
- /ˈræɡi/
:
desgastado
- He wore a raggy coat that looked like it had seen better days.
Examples
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In 1947, I reached San Francisco with a German passport and a pile of raggy little
Fiction book (1994) -
-You can't keep wearing the same raggy jeans everyday.
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My filth, the grime of my costume, my raggy scrap of burlap, my cardboard sign, and my beard keep me safe, but I feel as if I am seen for the first time, exactly as I came into this world.
Fiction book (2001) -
The children's raggy toys were piled high in the corner of the playroom.
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She threw away her raggy blanket because it was too frayed to use.
Synonyms
34
1.0
Having edges that are ripped and uneven
28
6.5
Worn and dirty, in bad condition
23
3.8
Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance
21
6.1
Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them
19
5.4
Looking worn and dirty from use
16
3.2
Old, torn clothes that are in poor condition
12
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
6
4.1
Cloth edges that are worn and have loose threads
4
7.0
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
2
7.8
Old and in bad condition from use and poor care
2
8.4
Looks dirty and unpleasant, often like a shabby room or shop
2
6.0
Worn and in poor condition because of age or heavy use
1
4.5
In a very poor state after long use or damage
1
7.7
Dirty and untidy in appearance
Having old torn clothes and looking untidy
Wearing old, torn, and dirty clothes
Cloth with loose torn threads and a ragged, worn look
Antonyms
How Ragged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Raggy starts with rag, which means 'a small piece of old cloth', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'like'. So something raggy looks 'torn' or 'worn out', as if it is made of rags.