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raggle-taggle

[ rag-uhl-tag-uhl ]

adjective

raggle-taggle

/ ˈræɡəlˈtæɡəl /

adjective

  1. motley or unkempt

    a raggle-taggle band of volunteers and students

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of raggle-taggle1

First recorded in 1900–05; alteration of ragtag
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Word History and Origins

Origin of raggle-taggle1

augmented form of ragtag
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Example Sentences

He made up his mind in the beeswaxed dining-room that it was better to be a raggle-taggle wanderer than anything else.

To the left, a raggle-taggle thicket of beech brush crawled to within twenty feet of the valley's floor.

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