ragged

[ rag-id ]
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adjective
  1. clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.

  2. torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing.

  1. shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc.

  2. having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a ragged wound.

  3. full of rough or sharp projections; jagged: ragged stones.

  4. in a wild or neglected state: a ragged garden.

  5. rough, imperfect, or faulty: a ragged piece of work.

  6. harsh, as sound, the voice, etc.

  7. (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

1
First recorded in 1250–1300, ragged is from the Middle English word ragget.See rag1, -ed3

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Other words from ragged

  • rag·ged·ly, adverb
  • rag·ged·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ragged

ragged

/ (ˈræɡɪd) /


adjective
  1. (of clothes) worn to rags; tattered

  2. (of a person) dressed in shabby tattered clothes

  1. having a neglected or unkempt appearance: ragged weeds

  2. having a loose, rough, or uneven surface or edge; jagged

  3. uneven or irregular: a ragged beat; a ragged shout

Origin of ragged

1
C13: probably from ragge rag 1

Derived forms of ragged

  • raggedly, adverb
  • raggedness, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with ragged

ragged

see run one ragged.

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