OriginFrom Middle English raggy, from Old English raggiġ; equivalent to rag + -y.
- Raglike; like a rag.
- Scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
- Similar in style to ragtime music.
- Yorkshire, dialectal, especially, obsolete, possiblyFoggy, misty (and typically cold), with drizzling rain.
“It looks a bit rough wi' lyin' out thoose raggy neets.”
“It's been nobbut raggy weather up o' the moors this winter.”
Formsraggier(comparative) · raggiest(superlative)