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raggier

raggier is the comparative form of raggy.

Meaning of raggy

Adjective (1)

raggy (comparative raggier, superlative raggiest)

  1. Raglike; like a rag.
  2. Scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
  3. Similar in style to ragtime music.

Adjective (2)

raggy

  1. (Yorkshire, dialectal, especially, obsolete, possibly, Lancashire) Foggy, misty (and typically cold), with drizzling rain.
    • It looks a bit rough wi' lyin' out thoose raggy neets.1874 (edition of 1879), Waugh, Chim. Corner, page 157

Questions about raggier

What is raggier the comparative form of?
Raggier is the comparative form of raggy.

Words near raggier in the dictionary

  1. raggery
  2. raggett
  3. raggetts
  4. raggety
  5. raggie
  6. raggier
  7. raggies
  8. raggiest
  9. ragginess
  10. ragging
  11. ragging off

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