raggedly

[US]/'rægidli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. de manera áspera o desgastada

Phrases & Collocations

looked raggedly

lucieron desaliñado

walked raggedly

caminaron desaliñado

Example Sentences

Except on the crown, which was raggedly bald, he had stiff black hair, standing jaggedly all over it, and growing down hill almost to his broad, blunt nose.

Excepto en la corona, que estaba desgreñada, tenía cabello negro y rígido, que se erguía en zigzag por todas partes y crecía cuesta abajo casi hasta su nariz ancha y tosca.

He walked raggedly after running a marathon.

Caminó torpemente después de correr un maratón.

She sang raggedly as she was recovering from a cold.

Cantó torpemente mientras se recuperaba de un resfriado.

The old man breathed raggedly due to his illness.

El anciano respiraba con dificultad debido a su enfermedad.

The dog barked raggedly at the strangers approaching the house.

El perro ladró con dificultad a los extraños que se acercaban a la casa.

The car engine ran raggedly after years of neglect.

El motor del coche funcionaba con dificultad después de años de descuido.

The soldier marched raggedly through the muddy battlefield.

El soldado marchó con dificultad a través del lodoso campo de batalla.

Her hair hung raggedly around her face after being caught in the wind.

Su cabello colgaba desgreñado alrededor de su rostro después de ser atrapado por el viento.

The beggar's clothes hung raggedly from his thin frame.

La ropa del mendigo colgaba desgreñada de su delgado cuerpo.

The flag fluttered raggedly in the strong wind.

La bandera ondeaba con dificultad en el fuerte viento.

The old book had raggedly torn pages.

El libro antiguo tenía páginas desgarrosas.

Real-world Examples

His soft, reddish hair lay raggedly over the tops of his little ears.

Su cabello suave y rojizo se esparcía desordenadamente sobre la parte superior de sus pequeñas orejas.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

And he was off again, a decrepit vagabond, with his hands in his pockets, his elbows squared, and frayed coat-tails swinging raggedly from side to side.

Y se marchó de nuevo, un vagabundo ruinoso, con las manos en los bolsillos, los codos en ángulo recto y las solapas deshilachadas balanceándose desordenadamente de un lado a otro.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

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