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Meaning of 'ragged' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ragged [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Rag
2 . Ragged [ n.]
- Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
- Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
- Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
- Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.

Meaning of 'ragged' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ragged [ s]
Meaning (1):
- being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
Example in sentence:
  • a ragged tramp;
  • clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's
Meaning (2):
- having an irregular outline
Example in sentence:
  • herded the class into a ragged line;
  • text set with ragged right margins
Meaning (3):
- worn out from stress or strain
Example in sentence:
  • run ragged

Nearby Words:

rag ragabash ragabrash ragamuffin rage raged rageful ragery raggie ragging

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