raggedness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
noun shabbiness by virtue of being in rags

From ragged + -ness.

"I have often seen and noted its raggedness, and its uncompromising Isabella-hue!" — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
Of all the beggar-men that I had seen or fancied, he was the chief for raggedness. — Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
The king! his humble subjects hunger and thirst for words of wisdom out of the mouth of their master his Serene and Sacred Raggedness!” But it went for nothing. — A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain

roughness

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