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raggedly

raggedly adverb: in a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison.

Adverb

raggedly (comparative more raggedly, superlative most raggedly)

  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 of raggedly

comparativemore raggedly
superlativemost raggedly

Origin of raggedly

From ragged + -ly.

Questions about raggedly

What does raggedly mean?
Raggedly means in a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison.
What part of speech is raggedly?
Raggedly is an adverb.

Words near raggedly in the dictionary

  1. ragged-right
  2. raggeder
  3. raggedest
  4. raggedier
  5. raggediest
  6. raggedly
  7. raggedness
  8. raggednesses
  9. raggedy
  10. raggedy-ass
  11. raggee

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