ragged
clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing.
shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc.
having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a ragged wound.
full of rough or sharp projections; jagged: ragged stones.
in a wild or neglected state: a ragged garden.
rough, imperfect, or faulty: a ragged piece of work.
harsh, as sound, the voice, etc.
(of a column of type) set or printed with one side unjustified; either flush left with the right side unjustified (ragged right ) or flush right with the left side unjustified (ragged left ).
Origin of ragged
1Other words for ragged
1 | shabby, poor |
2 | shredded, rent |
Opposites for ragged
Other words from ragged
- rag·ged·ly, adverb
- rag·ged·ness, noun
Words Nearby ragged
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How to use ragged in a sentence
Rather than centering in on one main attraction or ecosystem, the park straddles a few radically different zones—temperate rainforest, glacier-capped peaks, and ragged Pacific coastline.
As if teachers, books, museums, historical sites, documents and documentaries didn’t exist, and a poop-covered statue surrounded by ragged bushes and paper-bag bench warmers was the sole repository of all Civil War information.
However, if its low-level circulation becomes shredded and ragged following its encounter with Cuba, it will be more difficult for Elsa to reorganize.
Elsa rapidly strengthens into hurricane, could affect Florida next week | Matthew Cappucci | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostTo make it through a ragged season, the NBA relied on a point guard revival.
Steph Curry, Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook redeemed this NBA season. Now comes postseason hell. | Jerry Brewer | May 20, 2021 | Washington PostTucked underneath the moss-lined trunks of enormous spruce trees are two secluded campsites overlooking the ragged Pacific coast of the Olympic Peninsula.
He became delirious, his heartbeat grew ragged, his blood teemed with the virus, and his lungs, liver and kidneys began to fail.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 8-14, 2014 | William Boot | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe low crunch of packed dirt against rubber tire was overwhelmed by the ragged explosions of automatic gunfire.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe are sitting in a ragged park behind a McDonalds restaurant on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital.
Beneath the layers of hurt, beneath the ragged laughter, I heard awillingness to endure.
Billie Holiday, Barack Obama, and the Pain of Black Women | Joshua DuBois | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe final score flattered Brazil, which had looked ragged and complacent for much of the game.
Brazil Slips Past Croatia, Thanks to Yuichi Nishimura | Tunku Varadarajan | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut not too big for the ragged old arm that felled it down as an axe fells the last rings of a stricken tree.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardA handkerchief, once red, with polka spots, contained a ragged flannel shirt and a stocking-heel tied with a piece of tape.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardNevertheless, he was girt with a sword in a ragged scabbard hanging from a frayed and shabby belt of leather.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe girl looked round the ragged moor, brooding in the twilight, and half hesitated.
Uncanny Tales | VariousThe spell was broken, and Mr. Carr took out his watch as he turned his eyes on a ragged urchin who had called to him from below.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for ragged
/ (ˈræɡɪd) /
(of clothes) worn to rags; tattered
(of a person) dressed in shabby tattered clothes
having a neglected or unkempt appearance: ragged weeds
having a loose, rough, or uneven surface or edge; jagged
uneven or irregular: a ragged beat; a ragged shout
Origin of ragged
1Derived forms of ragged
- raggedly, adverb
- raggedness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ragged
see run one ragged.
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