ragged vs squarrose

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. 

squarrose

adj
  • Rough or scaly. 

  • Consisting of scales widely divaricating; having scales, small leaves, or other bodies, spreading widely from the axis on which they are crowded; said of a calyx or stem. 

  • Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; said of a shell. 

  • Divided into shreds or jags, raised above the plane of the leaf, and not parallel to it; said of a leaf. 

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