Ragged

[Rag·ged]

Something that's ragged is starting to fall apart. When your favorite sweater is getting ragged, it's so worn that the sleeves are fraying.

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Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.

Adjective S.
having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"

Adjective S.
worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged"

Adjective S.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow''s"; "a ragged tramp"

imp. & p. p.
of Rag

n.
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.

n.
Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.

n.
Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.

n.
Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.

n.
Rough; shaggy; rugged.

Ragged

Rag"ged , a. [From Rag, n.]1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. 3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] "A ragged noise of mirth." Herbert. 4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. 5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. What shepherd owns those ragged sheep ? Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena). -- Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis (L. Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes. -- Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather (Polygonum orientale). -- Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.

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