What does rag tag mean?
Rag tag means Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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.
The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.
Near-synonym: ragbag
The small group of ragtags, who had followed him to the cave a day prior had arrived and kept a short distance away.
Use rag tag when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rag tag means Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair..
Common synonyms include bedraggled, decrepit, motheaten, tattered.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He liked to wear an old ragtag coat that was so threadbare that he'd get sunburned through it.
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