ragged vs wry

ragged

adj
  • Rough; shaggy; rugged. 

  • Of a data structure: having uneven levels. 

  • In tatters, having the texture broken. 

  • Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise 

  • Having rough edges; jagged or uneven 

  • Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime. 

  • Wearing tattered clothes. 

  • a ragged fellow 

  • Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization. 

wry

adj
  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

noun
  • Distortion. 

How often have the words ragged and wry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )