raggedness
noun[U]
old-fashioneduk/ˈræɡ.ɪd.nəs/us/ˈræɡ.ɪd.nəs/raggednessnoun[U](BAD QUALITY)
thequalityof not being very good, as aresultof not being wellorganized:
不协调,没有章法,拙劣Thursday's show was not without some raggedness.周四的演出并非没有破绽。
Its verysloppinessand raggedness made it veryexciting.正是它的邋遢和笨拙让它非常激动人心。
- There was aslightraggedness in theviolins.
 - Criticscomplainedabout the raggedness of theperformance.
 
Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
 - adequacy
 - adequate
 - adequately
 - agreeable
 - fair
 - iffy
 - impure
 - indifferent
 - indifferently
 - kind
 - pass
 - patchiness
 - patchy
 - raggedly
 - reasonable
 - refined
 - rose
 - rough
 - scratch
 
raggednessnoun[U](CLOTHES)
theuntidyappearanceofclothesthat aretornand not in goodcondition, or of apersonwearingthem:
We wereshockedby the raggedness of the children'sclothes.
Everyone was used to his raggedness.
- I wasashamedof the raggedness of mygarments.
 - Of all thebeggarsthat I hadseen, he was thechieffor raggedness.
 
In bad condition
- battered
 - battle-scarred
 - be on the skidsidiom
 - beatsomeoneup
 - blasted
 - glitchy
 - have seen better daysidiom
 - hors de combat
 - impaired
 - in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
 - ruined
 - runsomeone/somethingdown
 - sad
 - scarred
 - scuffed
 - the worse for wearidiom
 - worm-eaten
 - worn out
 - worse
 - worsening
 
raggednessnoun[U](EDGE)
thequalityof not having asmoothedge:
破烂;粗糙;衣衫褴褛Some raggedness at theedgegives thepastrya home-madelook.不甚齐整的边缘使这个糕点有了自制的样子。
- From the raggedness of thefleshat thewrist, itappearedthat thehandhad beenseveredwith a verybluntknife.
 
Rough, irregular and uneven
- abrasion
 - abrasive
 - abrasiveness
 - bumpy
 - coarsely
 - jag
 - jagged
 - jaggedly
 - jaggy
 - jerky
 - pebbled
 - pockmarked
 - ragged
 - raggedly
 - raggedy
 - roughness
 - scratchy
 - unsteadily
 - unsteady
 - wonky
 
raggednessnoun[U](NOT REGULAR)
thequalityof not beingregularorcontrolled:
She couldhearthe raggedness of hisbreathing.
Changing frequently
- capricious
 - capriciously
 - capriciousness
 - changeable
 - dipsy-doodle
 - fickle
 - fluidity
 - inconsistently
 - inconstant
 - inflammable
 - kaleidoscopic
 - kaleidoscopically
 - mercurial
 - protean
 - raggedly
 - schizophrenically
 - shifting
 - skittish
 - yo-yoing
 - zigzag
 
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