raggedly

English

Etymology

From ragged +‎ -ly.

Adverb

raggedly (comparative more raggedly, superlative most raggedly)

  1. In a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 263:
      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.
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