noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic of being ragged. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   shabbiness by virtue of being in rags wordnet
3. 3
   a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

asperitydeviationdifferencedifferentiationdisorderdivergence

Etymology

From ragged + -ness.

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