raggedness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and unevenSynonyms: roughnessOpposite smoothnessType of textureKinds harshness, bumpiness, scaliness, coarseness, shagginess, slub, prickliness
- shabbiness by virtue of being in ragsType of shabbiness, seediness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“raggedness” is listed under Ragged.
Origin: From Rag, noun
1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. rare “A ragged noise of mirth.” George Herbert
4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?— John Dryden
Ragged lady Botany, the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena). — Ragged robin Botany, a plant of the genus Lychnis (Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes. — Ragged sailor Botany, 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. British
— Rag′wb-a1′>′ged·ly, adverb — Rag′wb-a1′>′ged·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54