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raggiest

raggiest is the superlative 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 raggiest

What is raggiest the superlative form of?
Raggiest is the superlative form of raggy.

Words near raggiest in the dictionary

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

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