Diverse vs Ragtag - What's the difference?
diverse | ragtag |
Consisting of many different elements; various.
Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
* J. Edwards
* R. Browning
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* Ben Jonson
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.
Very diverse; comprised of irregular and dissimilar components.
:The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.
As adjectives the difference between diverse and ragtag
is that diverse is consisting of many different elements; various while ragtag is unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.As an adverb diverse
is in different directions; diversely.diverse
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Alternative forms
* divers (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The word is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.
- Our roads are diverse : farewell, love! said she.
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- Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.