raggedadjective
uk/ˈræɡ.ɪd/us/ˈræɡ.ɪd/(of clothes) torn and not in good condition:
The children were wearing dirty, ragged clothes.
(of a person) untidy, dirty, and wearing old, torn clothes:
Two ragged children stood outside the station, begging for money.
(especially of an edge) rough and not smooth:
The leaves of this plant have ragged edges.
The patient's breathing was ragged (= not regular) and uneven.
A ragged (= not straight) line of people were waiting at the bus stop.
not performing well, because of not being organized:
The team was rather ragged in the first half of the game.
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Rough, irregular and uneven
- abrasion
- abrasive
- bumpy
- chapped
- coarse
- consistency
- gnarl
- horny
- irregular
- jaggy
- jerky
- knobbly
- leathery
- lumpy
- rough-hewn
- serrated
- streaky
- textured
- textured
- uneven
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In bad condition
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raggedly
adverb uk/ˈræɡ.ɪd.li/us/ˈræɡ.ɪd.li/
The child was breathing raggedly.
The band played raggedly.
raggedness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈræɡ.ɪd.nəs/us/ˈræɡ.ɪd.nəs/