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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