ragtag

See also: rag-tag

English

Adjective

ragtag (comparative more ragtag, superlative most ragtag)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: bedraggled, decrepit, motheaten, tattered

2. Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.

   The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.

   Synonyms: motley, jumbled, patchwork, uneven

Translations

unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair

• Russian: ветхий (ru) (vetxij)
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very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components

• Russian: разношёрстный (ru) (raznošórstnyj)
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Anagrams

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