Definitions of raggedness
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a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
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synonyms:
roughness
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Antonyms:
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smoothness
a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
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scaliness
the property of being scaly
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coarseness, nubbiness, tweediness
looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
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burl, knot, slub
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
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abrasiveness, harshness, scratchiness
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
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coarseness, graininess, granularity
the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
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shagginess
roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs
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bumpiness
the texture of a surface that has many bumps
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bristliness, prickliness, spininess, thorniness
the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
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sandiness
a texture resembling that of sand
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type of:
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texture
the feel of a surface or a fabric
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smoothness
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shabbiness by virtue of being in rags
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manginess, seediness, shabbiness, sleaziness
a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
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manginess, seediness, shabbiness, sleaziness
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