ragged

[ rag-id ]

/ ˈræg ɪd /

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adjective

clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.

torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing.

shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc.

having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a ragged wound.

full of rough or sharp projections; jagged: ragged stones.

in a wild or neglected state: a ragged garden.

rough, imperfect, or faulty: a ragged piece of work.

harsh, as sound, the voice, etc.

(of a column of type) set or printed with one side unjustified; either flush left with the right side unjustified (ragged right ) or flush right with the left side unjustified (ragged left ).

Origin of ragged

First recorded in 1250–1300, ragged is from the Middle English word ragget.See rag¹, -ed³

SYNONYMS FOR ragged

1 shabby, poor.

2 shredded, rent.

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ANTONYMS FOR ragged

1 neat.

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OTHER WORDS FROM ragged

rag·ged·ly, adverbrag·ged·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for ragged

Once or twice his raggedly bearded lips stirred in inarticulate movements, but finally he rose and laid a hand on her shoulder.
The Tempering|Charles Neville Buck
Then her gaze came back to her be-crumbed tea-table, with the kitchen knife and the raggedly gaping can.
No. 13 Washington Square|Leroy Scott
He looked up at the spreading plane that tore off raggedly against the night.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany
He came into town unshorn, wild-looking, often raggedly clad, yet always with the same wistful hunger in his eyes.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service

Ayaw tagaktagaka (itagaktagak), Recite it together in unison, not raggedly.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

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, noun

Word Origin for ragged

C13: probably from ragge rag 1

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Idioms and Phrases with ragged

ragged

see run one ragged.

单词	ragged
释义	ragged [ rag-id ] / ˈræg ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ragged ON THESAURUS.COM adjective clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man. torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing. shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc. having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a ragged wound. full of rough or sharp projections; jagged: ragged stones. in a wild or neglected state: a ragged garden. rough, imperfect, or faulty: a ragged piece of work. harsh, as sound, the voice, etc. (of a column of type) set or printed with one side unjustified; either flush left with the right side unjustified (ragged right ) or flush right with the left side unjustified (ragged left ). Origin of ragged First recorded in 1250–1300, ragged is from the Middle English word ragget.See rag¹, -ed³ SYNONYMS FOR ragged 1 shabby, poor. 2 shredded, rent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ragged ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ragged 1 neat. SEE ANTONYMS FOR ragged ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ragged rag·ged·ly, adverbrag·ged·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ragged Once or twice his raggedly bearded lips stirred in inarticulate movements, but finally he rose and laid a hand on her shoulder. The Tempering\|Charles Neville Buck Then her gaze came back to her be-crumbed tea-table, with the kitchen knife and the raggedly gaping can. No. 13 Washington Square\|Leroy Scott He looked up at the spreading plane that tore off raggedly against the night. The Jewels of Aptor\|Samuel R. Delany He came into town unshorn, wild-looking, often raggedly clad, yet always with the same wistful hunger in his eyes. The Trail of '98\|Robert W. Service Ayaw tagaktagaka (itagaktagak), Recite it together in unison, not raggedly. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff 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, noun Word Origin for ragged C13: probably from ragge rag 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with ragged ragged see run one ragged. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to ragged dilapidated, torn, serrated, broken, rent, jagged, rough, disorganized, notched, mean, fragmented, frayed, frazzled, shredded, patched, battered, contemptible, crude, desultory, dingy
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ragged

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