Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a ragged condition or manner; roughly; brokenly.
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- adverb In a
ragged manner,unevenly , especially not inunison
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a ragged uneven manner
- adverb in a ragged irregular manner
- adverb with a ragged and uneven appearance
Etymologies
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Examples
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As I crouch down, senses overloading my brain like an ocean liner bearing down on a rowboat, I notice in a vaguely disembodied way that one of the vanes on my nocked arrow has come halfway unglued and now hangs raggedly from the shaft.
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As I crouch down, senses overloading my brain like an ocean liner bearing down on a rowboat, I notice in a vaguely disembodied way that one of the vanes on my nocked arrow has come halfway unglued and now hangs raggedly from the shaft.
The Stalk 2004
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She let her head rest on my shoulder, and I exhaled raggedly, overcome with sheer desire.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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The stereotypical mentally ill person is a raggedly dressed man or woman muttering to him or herself, pushing a supermarket cart loaded with old clothes and plastic bags along the sidewalk.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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Her hair was cut raggedly above her ears, as if it had been done with a knife.
Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011
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The stereotypical mentally ill person is a raggedly dressed man or woman muttering to him or herself, pushing a supermarket cart loaded with old clothes and plastic bags along the sidewalk.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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They rioted monstrously over his face and fell raggedly to his chest, but failed to hide the great hollowed cheeks or the twisted mouth.
CHAPTER 22 2010
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We have three or four raggedly curious winds attached to our flag pole playing their various musical instruments all around us like circus performers on their way to market.
I’m afraid you may have made some Darryl Price 2011
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She let her head rest on my shoulder, and I exhaled raggedly, overcome with sheer desire.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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An increasingly absurd fable of raggedly carny folk taking Byzantine Mousetrap-style revenge on a spiralling arms industry, Micmacs is stuffed full of winches, pulleys, gears, cogs and even cannons out of which our feisty misfits are shot.
The Princess and the Frog; Alice in Wonderland; Mimacs; Extraordinary Measures; The Last Station 2010
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