raggy

adj

Etymology: From rag + -y, rag being a dialectal (northern England) word for a fog or mist with drizzling rain, related to dialectal Danish rag (“sea vapour”). Compare roke, rawk, from a word for smoke (compare Swedish rök (“smoke”)), which may or may not be related.

1. Foggy, misty (and typically cold), with drizzling rain.

   “It looks a bit rough wi' lyin' out thoose raggy neets.”

   “It's been nobbut raggy weather up o' the moors this winter.”

noun

1. Alternative form of ragi (“finger millet”).