raggedly [
'rægidli]
ad. 破烂地, 粗糙地
raggedly[ adv ]- in a ragged uneven manner
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I took the cigarette he offered, drawing at it raggedly
- in a ragged irregular manner
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a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods
- with a ragged and uneven appearance
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a long beard, raggedly cut
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.
2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
jagged; as, ragged rocks.
3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
``A ragged noise of mirth.'' --Herbert.
4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
{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.]
※ -- {Rag"ged*ly}, adv. -- {Rag"ged*ness}, n.