"ragtag" meaning in English

See ragtag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ragtag [comparative], most ragtag [superlative]
Etymology: From earlier tag-rag and tag and rag, from rag + tag. Head templates: {{en-adj}} ragtag (comparative more ragtag, superlative most ragtag)
  1. Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair. Synonyms: bedraggled, decrepit, motheaten, tattered Translations (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair): раздърпан (razdǎrpan) (Bulgarian), versleten (Dutch), ветхий (vetxij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ragtag-en-adj-LaxyfV-t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, English rhyming compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 23 31 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 55 19 26 Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 39 24 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 20 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 13 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 20 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 54 24 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 58 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 60 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of 'unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair': 99 1
  2. Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components. Synonyms: motley, jumbled, patchwork, uneven Translations (very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components): allegaartje [neuter] (Dutch), разношёрстный (raznošórstnyj) (Russian), brokig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ragtag-en-adj-BHsO5kIR Categories (other): English rhyming compounds Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 39 24 37 Disambiguation of 'very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rag-tag

Noun

Forms: ragtags [plural]
Etymology: From earlier tag-rag and tag and rag, from rag + tag. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ragtag (plural ragtags)
  1. A shabby, unkempt person. Related terms: ragtag and bobtail
    Sense id: en-ragtag-en-noun-vz3C6Tsx Categories (other): English rhyming compounds Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 39 24 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rag-tag

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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