raggy

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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raggy (comparative raggier, superlative raggiest)

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

Etymology 2

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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).[1][2] Compare roke, rawk, from a word for smoke (compare Swedish rök (smoke)), which may or may not be related.

Adjective

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raggy

  1. (dialectal, especially Yorkshire, Lancashire, possibly obsolete) Foggy, misty (and typically cold), with drizzling rain.
    • 1874 (edition of 1879), Waugh, Chim. Corner, page 157:
      It looks a bit rough wi' lyin' out thoose raggy neets.
    • 1892, David Grieve, Ward, III, book IV, vi:
      It's been nobbut raggy weather up o' the moors this winter.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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raggy (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of ragi (finger millet)

References

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  1. ^ Joseph Wright, editor (1905), “RAG, n.”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: [], volume V (R–S), London: Henry Frowde, [], publisher to the English Dialect Society, []; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC.
  2. ^ James Stephen Ferrall, Danish-English Dictionary (1845), page 257

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English raggiġ; equivalent to ragge +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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raggy

  1. ragged; raggy
  2. shaggy

Descendants

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  • English: raggy

References

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