"raggy" meaning in English

See raggy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: raggier [comparative], raggiest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English raggy, from Old English raggiġ; equivalent to rag + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|raggy}} Middle English raggy, {{inh|en|ang|raggiġ}} Old English raggiġ, {{suffix|en|rag|y}} rag + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} raggy (comparative raggier, superlative raggiest)
  1. Raglike; like a rag.
    Sense id: en-raggy-en-adj-HOGCg8Xl
  2. Scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
    Sense id: en-raggy-en-adj-eGrLsZT2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 72 6 4 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 0 90 3 7 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 57 4 3 10 23 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 0 50 2 5 13 29 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 75 2 3 6 14 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 81 1 2 5 11 0
  3. Similar in style to ragtime music.
    Sense id: en-raggy-en-adj-TyiIsxon
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: From rag + -y, rag being a dialectal (northern England) word for a fog or mist with drizzling rain, related to dialectal Danish rag (“sea vapour”). Compare roke, rawk, from a word for smoke (compare Swedish rök (“smoke”)), which may or may not be related. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rag|-y}} rag + -y, {{cog|sv|rök||smoke}} Swedish rök (“smoke”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} raggy
  1. (dialectal, especially Yorkshire, Lancashire, possibly obsolete) Foggy, misty (and typically cold), with drizzling rain. Tags: Yorkshire, dialectal, especially, obsolete, possibly Categories (topical): Fog
    Sense id: en-raggy-en-adj-PKdYDem8 Disambiguation of Fog: 0 26 1 70 3 Categories (other): Lancashire English, Yorkshire English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} raggy (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of ragi (“finger millet”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: ragi (extra: finger millet)
    Sense id: en-raggy-en-noun-b1H8MyUr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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