ragtag
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ragtag
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From earlier tag-rag and tag and rag, from rag + tag.
adjective more ragtag · most ragtag · rag-tag
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Unkempt, 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.
Similar: bedraggled, decrepit, motheaten, tattered
- Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components. The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.
noun ragtags · rag-tag
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A shabby, unkempt person.
Near-synonym: ragbag
Similar: ragbag
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adj unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair
| Русский | ветхий vetxij |
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adj very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components
| Русский | разношёрстный raznošórstnyj |
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Talk about this word "ragtag." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ragtag. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ragtag. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ragtag "ragtag." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ragtag.Cite this
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title = {ragtag},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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