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raggedly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English ragged Middle English -ly English -ly English raggedly From ragged + -ly.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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more raggedly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most raggedly Degree=Sup lexicographic