ragtailadj.

Brit.

/ˈraɡteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈræɡˌteɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², tail n.¹

Etymology: < rag n.² + tail n.¹, after tag, rag, and bobtail n. at tag-rag n., adj., and adv. Phrases 1. Compare earlier rag-tag n. and later rag-tag adj.

Disorganized; disreputable; untidy, shabby; = rag-tag adj.In early use chiefly in collocation with bob-tail.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective]

untidya1375

unred1528

sluttish?1529

untrimmed?1529

untrick1570

untrim1570

shevelled1613

hirsute1621

incompta1628

messy1627

unneat1648

tawdry1672

slattern1680

bunting1759

untrig1821

sloggering1825

slummocking1825

scrambling1826

poucey1829

anyhow1831

mullocky1839

ragtail1846

mussy1859

slubbery1880

unshipshape1883

mussed1888

slummocky1898

ruggy1929

idle1956

1846 Niles' National Reg. 14 Feb. 371/3 What a ‘rag tail and bob-tail’, thievish, cut-throat set of cowards they must be.

1866 Times 29 Aug. 10/2 They were only a rag-tail and bob-tail lot—navvies out of work.

1927 Chicago Tribune 29 Oct. 3/5 A banquet that was a ragtail, bobtail affair, as compared with the slick formality that marked Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's social career abroad.

1972 J. Mosedale Football v. 79 He coached two tumultuous years for the New York Titans, a ragtail predecessor of the Jets.

1986 Look Now Oct. 15/3 Gone is the rag-tail hair, the net skirts.

2002 List (Glasgow & Edinb. Events Guide) 4 July 11/3 The stunning documentary..is about the ragtail teenage surf punks from southern California who changed the face of skateboarding.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ragtail
释义	ragtailadj. Brit. /ˈraɡteɪl/, U.S. /ˈræɡˌteɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², tail n.¹ Etymology: < rag n.² + tail n.¹, after tag, rag, and bobtail n. at tag-rag n., adj., and adv. Phrases 1. Compare earlier rag-tag n. and later rag-tag adj. Disorganized; disreputable; untidy, shabby; = rag-tag adj.In early use chiefly in collocation with bob-tail. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] untidya1375 unred1528 sluttish?1529 untrimmed?1529 untrick1570 untrim1570 shevelled1613 hirsute1621 incompta1628 messy1627 unneat1648 tawdry1672 slattern1680 bunting1759 untrig1821 sloggering1825 slummocking1825 scrambling1826 poucey1829 anyhow1831 mullocky1839 ragtail1846 mussy1859 slubbery1880 unshipshape1883 mussed1888 slummocky1898 ruggy1929 idle1956 1846 Niles' National Reg. 14 Feb. 371/3 What a ‘rag tail and bob-tail’, thievish, cut-throat set of cowards they must be. 1866 Times 29 Aug. 10/2 They were only a rag-tail and bob-tail lot—navvies out of work. 1927 Chicago Tribune 29 Oct. 3/5 A banquet that was a ragtail, bobtail affair, as compared with the slick formality that marked Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's social career abroad. 1972 J. Mosedale Football v. 79 He coached two tumultuous years for the New York Titans, a ragtail predecessor of the Jets. 1986 Look Now Oct. 15/3 Gone is the rag-tail hair, the net skirts. 2002 List (Glasgow & Edinb. Events Guide) 4 July 11/3 The stunning documentary..is about the ragtail teenage surf punks from southern California who changed the face of skateboarding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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