Meanings
adjectiveraggedy (comparative raggedier, superlative raggediest)
comparative raggedier · superlative raggediest
- Wearing torn or tattered clothes.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From ragged + -y. By surface analysis, rag + -ety.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Latin pseudovestatus
- pseudovestatusof ragged clothing
Norwegian Bokmål loslitt
- loslittof ragged clothing
Portuguese esfarrapado
- esfarrapadoof ragged clothing
Scottish Gaelic piullach, piullach
- piullachof ragged clothing
- piullachwearing ragged clothes
Swedish sliten, luggsliten
- slitenof ragged clothing
- luggslitenof ragged clothing
- feschligof ragged clothing
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APA
raggedy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raggedy
MLA
“raggedy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raggedy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raggedy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raggedy.
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