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ragged
[ rag-id ]
adjective
- clothed in tattered garments:
a ragged old man.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
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.
ragged
/ ˈæɡɪ /
adjective
- (of clothes) worn to rags; tattered
- (of a person) dressed in shabby tattered clothes
- having a neglected or unkempt appearance
ragged weeds
- having a loose, rough, or uneven surface or edge; jagged
- uneven or irregular
a ragged beat
a ragged shout
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- g· adverb
- g·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ragged1
Idioms and Phrases
see run one ragged .Example Sentences
The music was ragged but soulful, and as at every Bryan gig, it inspired folks in the crowd to scream his lyrics into each other’s faces.
PSG delivered in style, running Villa ragged as Unai Emery made an unhappy return to the club where he spent two seasons.
Not only the goal but everything he did ran Manchester United ragged.
Cushioned chairs once used for official functions stand covered with dust, a few paintings still hang on the walls, ragged chandeliers dangle from the ceilings.
"I was a little bit inconsistent but I battled on. In the past I probably throw those games away. There were some ragged points but I'm glad to get a win."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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