ragtag
Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepairUnkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
» A ragtag group of protesters marched on the capital.
Разношёрстная группа протестующих направилась к столице. — Wezel
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2 sensesUnkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
He liked to wear an old ragtag coat that was so threadbare that he'd get sunburned through it.
ветхийvetxij
Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.
The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.
разношёрстныйraznošórstnyj
Examples
2 sentencesA ragtag group of protesters marched on the capital.
ruРазношёрстная группа протестующих направилась к столице. — Wezel
A ragtag group of anarchists is squatting in abandoned buildings in Boston.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From earlier tag-rag and tag and rag, from rag + tag.From earlier tag-rag and tag and rag, from rag + tag.
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Forms
more ragtag, most ragtag| Comparative | more ragtag Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ragtag Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.