raggedy

raggedy
Synonyms and related words:
beat-up, bedraggled, blowzy, careless, chintzy, dilapidated, dowdy, down-at-heel, down-at-the-heels, drabbletailed, draggled, draggletailed, frayed, frazzled, frowzy, frumpish, frumpy, full of holes, grubby, holey, in rags, in shreds, in tatters, informal, loose, lumpen, messy, mussy, negligent, patchy, poky, ragged, ratty, ruinous, scraggly, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, slack, slatternly, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, sluttish, sordid, squalid, tacky, tattered, tatty, torn, unkempt, unneat, unsightly, untidy

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  • raggedy — (adj.) 1845, U.S. Southern, from RAGGED (Cf. ragged) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Raggedy Ann stories first published 1918, character created by U.S. illustrator Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938). Raggedy ass by 1930 …   Etymology dictionary

  • raggedy — [rag′i dē] adj. somewhat ragged, or tattered …   English World dictionary

  • raggedy — ˈragə̇dē, di adjective Etymology: ragged + y : marked by or tending to raggedness : somewhat ragged a raggedy man raggedy hair you look starved and raggedy Saul Bellow making raggedy yellow and black patterns Richard Llewellyn raggedy carnival… …   Useful english dictionary

  • raggedy — [[t]ræ̱gɪdi[/t]] ADJ GRADED People and things that are raggedy are dirty and untidy. Raggedy clothes are old and torn. [INFORMAL] The people there, quite raggedy, stare at us. ...an old man in a raggedy topcoat …   English dictionary

  • raggedy — adj In bad condition. Get your raggedy ride out a here poser! 1890s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • raggedy — ragged ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of cloth or clothes) old and torn. 2) wearing ragged clothes. 3) rough or irregular. 4) lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity. 5) suffering from exhaustion or stress. ● run someone ragged Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • Raggedy Ann — is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880 ndash;1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was… …   Wikipedia

  • Raggedy Ann — und Raggedy Andy Raggedy Ann ist die Hauptfigur einer Kinderbuchreihe, die vom amerikanischen Autor und Illustrator Johnny Gruelle erschaffen und 1918 erstmals veröffentlicht wurde. Die Stoffpuppe Raggedy Ann, die lebendig wird, wenn keine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure — Raggedy Ann Andy: A Musical Adventure Raggedy Ann Andy: A Musical Adventure est un film d animation américain réalisé par Richard Williams sorti le 1er avril 1977, d après les personnages et les poupées créés par Johnny Gruelle. Synopsis Raggedy… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure — est un film d animation américain réalisé par Richard Williams sorti le 1er avril 1977, d après les personnages et les poupées créés par Johnny Gruelle. Synopsis Alexandre.B et Briss.O sont deux poupées de chiffon frère et frère qui vivent avec d …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Raggedy Man — Infobox Film name = Raggedy Man caption = director = Jack Fisk producer = Terry Nelson Burt Weissbourd William D. Wittliff writer = William D. Wittliff narrator = starring = Sissy Spacek Eric Roberts Sam Shepard music = Jerry Goldsmith… …   Wikipedia

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