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adjective

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1. Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.

   Example: He liked to wear an old ragtag coat that was so threadbare that he'd get sunburned through it.

   Synonyms:bedraggleddecrepitmotheatentattered

2. Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.

   Example: The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.

   Synonyms:jumbledmotleypatchworkuneven