Thesaurus: ragged

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1. imp. & p. p. of Rag
2. n. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
3. n. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
4. n. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
5. n. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
6. n. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
7. adj. being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
8. adj. worn out from stress or strain
9. adj. having an irregular outline
10. 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.
11. Ragged; rough. [Obs.] "A stony and raggie hill." Holland.
12. j:100 s. being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn s. worn out from stress or strain s. having an irregular outline