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Ragged

Ragged Meaning & Definition
Ragged Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ragged?

[adj] having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"
[adj] worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged"
[adj] being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ragged: tired | uneven | worn

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Ragged In Webster's Dictionary

\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 ? --Dryden. {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.

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