What does "raggedly" mean?

In a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison

What is a synonym for "raggedly"?

Common synonyms include: irregularly, jaggedly, jaggedly, rough, roughly, stragglingly.

Raggedly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb

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."

Adverb

1
with a ragged and uneven appearance wordnet
2
in a ragged irregular manner wordnet
3
in a ragged uneven manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

irregularly jaggedly jaggedly rough roughly stragglingly

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From ragged + -ly.

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