Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raggedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: ragged-ly
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison

Example Sentences

"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

Etymology tree English ragged Middle English -ly English -ly English raggedly From ragged + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more raggedly (comparative) most raggedly (superlative)

Synonyms

jaggedly stragglingly unevenly

Questions

What does raggedly mean?: In a ragged manner, unevenly, especially not in unison
Where does raggedly come from?: Etymology tree English ragged Middle English -ly English -ly English raggedly From ragged + -ly.

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