raggedy
Example Sentences
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But in a deliberately raggedy film, we find a raggedy man.
"Now you come here to ask me favors. But what were you but a raggedy, bare-bottomed little boy like all the rest once upon a time, crying for your mama when Sheba passed by?"
From Literature
“And I don’t need to steal candy bars from this raggedy store when I have money of my own.”
From Literature
It’s important to note that long before the tick-tock and chiming of clocks, our ancestors — you know, that raggedy bunch dressed in animal fur — had to adapt to seasonal changes in daylight.
From Los Angeles Times
The “Cry Me a River” video captures the L.A. rapper flopping around in a raggedy tent adjoining a rail yard.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
