[syn: raggedly, jaggedly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]
   1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
      as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
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   2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
      jagged; as, ragged rocks.
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   3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
      "A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert.
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   4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
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   5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
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            What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
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   Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower (Nigella
      Damascena).
   Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis
      (Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome
      flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
   Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather (Polygonum
      orientale).
   Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they
      are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
      because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.]
      [1913 Webster] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n.
      [1913 Webster] Raggie
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
raggedly
    adv 1: in a ragged uneven manner; "I took the cigarette he
           offered, drawing at it raggedly" [syn: raggedly,
           unevenly]
    2: in a ragged irregular manner; "a stone wall trails raggedly
       through the woods" [syn: raggedly, stragglingly]
    3: with a ragged and uneven appearance; "a long beard, raggedly
       cut" [syn: raggedly, jaggedly]