raggedly

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adverb

In a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison

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unevenlystragglinglyjaggedly
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Meanings

adverbraggedly (comparative more raggedly, superlative most raggedly)

comparative more raggedly · superlative most raggedly

  1. In a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison

    At Ickwell Green, in Bedfordshire, there is a permanent maypole. There, the May Queen is accompanied by moggies (raggedly dressed women) carrying besoms - birch-twig brooms.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 263

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a ragged uneven manner

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unevenly

adverbin a ragged irregular manner

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stragglingly

adverbwith a ragged and uneven appearance

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jaggedly
Also see
jaggedlystragglinglyunevenly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ragged + -ly.

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raggedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raggedly.

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