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raggy¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English raggy, from Old English raggiġ; equivalent to rag + -y.

adjective raggier · raggiest

  1. Raglike; like a rag.
  2. Scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
  3. Similar in style to ragtime music.

raggy²

Where it comes from

From rag + -y, rag being a dialectal (northern England) word for a fog or mist with drizzling rain, related to dialectal Danish rag (“sea vapour”). Compare roke, rawk, from a word for smoke (compare Swedish rök (“smoke”)), which may or may not be related.

adjective

  1. Yorkshire, dialectal, especially, obsolete, possibly Foggy, misty (and typically cold), with drizzling rain. It looks a bit rough wi' lyin' out thoose raggy neets.

raggy³

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of ragi (“finger millet”).

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@misc{raggy_2026,
  title = {raggy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raggy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}