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Definition of raggedness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

raggedness

noun
 
/ˈræɡɪdnəs/
 
/ˈræɡɪdnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of clothes being old and torn; the fact of wearing old and torn clothes synonym shabbiness
  2. the fact of not being smooth, regular or well prepared
    • the raggedness of her breathing
    • the raggedness of their performance
  3. the fact of having an outline, an edge or a surface that is not straight or even
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