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rag·ged·y
/
ˈræg
ɪ
di
/
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[
rag
-i-dee
]
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adjective
ragged
.
Origin:
1885–90;
ragged
+
-y
1
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raggedy
(ˈræɡɪdɪ)
—
adj
informal
somewhat ragged; tattered:
a raggedy doll
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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