This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
ragged
[ rag-id ]
/ ˈræg ɪd /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of ragged
OTHER WORDS FROM ragged
rag·ged·ly, adverbrag·ged·ness, nounWords nearby ragged
rage farming, rage quit, rager, ragfish, ragga, ragged, ragged edge, ragged jacket, ragged robin, ragged school, raggedy
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use ragged in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for ragged
ragged
/ (ˈræɡɪd) /
adjective
(of clothes) worn to rags; tattered
(of a person) dressed in shabby tattered clothes
having a neglected or unkempt appearanceragged weeds
having a loose, rough, or uneven surface or edge; jagged
uneven or irregulara ragged beat; a ragged shout
Derived forms of ragged
raggedly, adverbraggedness, nounWord Origin for ragged
C13: probably from ragge rag 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with ragged
ragged
see run one ragged.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.