different between raggier vs raggie

English

Adjective

raggier

1. comparative form of raggy: more raggy

English

Etymology 1

rag +? -y

Alternative forms

• raggy

Pronunciation

Adjective

raggie (comparative more raggie, superlative most raggie)

1. (obsolete) ragged; rough

   • a stonie and raggie hill

Etymology 2

rag +? -ie

Noun

raggie (plural raggies)

1. (informal, nonstandard, derogatory) One who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual
   • 2007, Arthur Herzog, A Murder in Our Town:

     Emerging from a pop-up trailer owned by Eddie and Terry in the equipment-crowded back yard was Terry's cousin Bennett Morey, thirty-five, a raggie, and his “old lady”, Donna Call, pregnant by him.

   • 2014, George B. Light, A Present From Dad:

     “I can spot a raggie a mile away. And they don't get jobs here and they never will. Shiftless bunch, only care about themselves, steal anything in sight.”

Etymology 3

ragged +? -ie

Noun

raggie (plural raggies)

1. (slang) A ragged-tooth shark or sand shark (family Odontaspididae).