ragged vs wurly

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. 

wurly

adj
  • gnarled, knotted; wizened, wrinkled. 

  • Of an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted. 

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