ragged
[ rag-id ]
/ ˈræg ɪd /
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Origin of ragged
OTHER WORDS FROM ragged
rag·ged·ly, adverbrag·ged·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ragged
ragged
see run one ragged.
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