Definition of ragged Ragged
/ɹæˈgʌd/ - [ratgud] - rag•ged
We found 17 definitions of ragged from 6 different sources.
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What does ragged mean?
WordNet
Adjectiveragged, raggedder, raggeddest |
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| ragged - having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line" | ||
| uneven not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" | ||
| ragged - being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp" | ||
| worn affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" | ||
| ragged - worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ragged (Adjective)
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken. - ragged (Adjective)
Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged. - ragged (Adjective)
Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. - ragged (Adjective)
Wearing tattered clothes. - ragged (Adjective)
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ragged (imp. & p. p.)
of Rag - ragged (n.)
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. - ragged (n.)
Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. - ragged (n.)
Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. - ragged (n.)
Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. - ragged (n.)
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ragged
(For clothes) Damaged, with holes, as a consequence of being worn intensively.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ragged
rag′ed, adj. torn or worn into rags: having a rough edge: ruggedly uneven, jagged: wearing ragged clothes: shabby.—adv. Ragg′edly.—ns. Ragg′edness; Ragg′ed-rob′in, the cuckoo flower; Ragg′ed-sail′or, the prince's feather-plant; Ragg′ed-school, a school for the destitute; Ragg′ed-staff (her.), a knotted stick with short stumps of branches on each side. [Cf. Rag.]
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