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ragtag en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From earlier tag-rag and tag and rag, from rag + tag.

Meanings

1. Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
   • He liked to wear an old ragtag coat that was so threadbare that he'd get sunburned through it.
2. Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.
   • The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
rag-tag		alternative	lexicographic
most ragtag	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more ragtag	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Synonyms

uneven · tattered · decrepit · motley · motheaten · jumbled · patchwork · bedraggled

Translations (8)

ru ветхий (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair) · bg раздърпан (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair) · cs ubohý (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair) · cs chatrný (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair) · ru разношёрстный (very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components) · nl versleten (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair) · nl allegaartje (very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components) · sv brokig (very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components)

ragtag en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From earlier tag-rag and tag and rag, from rag + tag.

Meanings

1. A shabby, unkempt person.
   • Near-synonym: ragbag
   • The small group of ragtags, who had followed him to the cave a day prior had arrived and kept a short distance away. 2013, Casper Parks, Ages Past: The Isolation, page 258:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
ragtags	Number=Plur		lexicographic
rag-tag		alternative	lexicographic

Relateds

ragtag and bobtail

Synonyms

ragbag