Definition of "ragtag" in English

adjective

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

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

2. Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.

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

noun

1. A shabby, unkempt person.

   • Near-synonym: ragbag