raggedness

  • 61ragged — [rag′id] adj. [< RAG1 + ED] 1. shabby or torn from wear; tattered [a ragged shirt] 2. dressed in shabby or torn clothes 3. uneven; rough; jagged [a ragged edge] 4. shaggy; …

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  • 62abrasiveness — noun 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • Syn: ↑harshness, ↑scratchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scratchy (for: ↑scratchiness), ↑abrasive, ↑harsh …

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  • 63bristliness — noun the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines • Syn: ↑prickliness, ↑spininess, ↑thorniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thorny (for: ↑thorniness), ↑spiny …

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  • 64bumpiness — noun the texture of a surface that has many bumps • Derivationally related forms: ↑bumpy • Hypernyms: ↑roughness, ↑raggedness …

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  • 65graininess — noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles • Syn: ↑coarseness, ↑granularity • Derivationally related forms: ↑granular (for: ↑granularity), ↑grainy • …

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  • 66granularity — noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles • Syn: ↑coarseness, ↑graininess • Derivationally related forms: ↑granular, ↑grainy (for: ↑graininess) • …

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  • 67harshness — noun 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑abrasiveness, ↑scratchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scratchy (for: ↑scratchiness), ↑abrasiv …

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  • 68manginess — noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing • Syn: ↑shabbiness, ↑seediness, ↑sleaziness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sleazy (for: ↑sleaziness), ↑mangy, ↑ …

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  • 69nubbiness — noun looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) • Syn: ↑coarseness, ↑tweediness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tweedy (for: ↑tweediness), ↑nubby, ↑coarse ( …

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  • 70prickliness — noun the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines • Syn: ↑bristliness, ↑spininess, ↑thorniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thorny (for: ↑thorniness), ↑spiny …

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