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raggedy

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹæɡɪdi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 G AH0 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Torn, ragged or tattered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Wearing torn or tattered clothes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ragged + -y. By surface analysis, rag + -ety.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: esfarrapado — of ragged clothing
  • Latin: pseudovestatus — of ragged clothing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: loslitt — of ragged clothing
  • Portuguese: esfarrapado — of ragged clothing
  • Scottish Gaelic: piullach — of ragged clothing
  • Swedish: sliten — of ragged clothing
  • Swedish: luggsliten — of ragged clothing
  • Swedish: feschlig — of ragged clothing
  • Scottish Gaelic: piullach — wearing ragged clothes
  • Spanish: harapiento — wearing ragged clothes
  • Spanish: andrajoso — wearing ragged clothes
  • Spanish: desarrapado — wearing ragged clothes
  • Spanish: desharrapado — wearing ragged clothes
  • Spanish: zarrapastroso — wearing ragged clothes
  • Spanish: hilachento — wearing ragged clothes