ragged

1. imp. & p. p. of Rag Source: opted

2. n. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. Source: opted

3. n. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. Source: opted

4. n. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. Source: opted

5. n. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. Source: opted

6. n. Rough; shaggy; rugged. Source: opted

7. adj. being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn Source: wordnet

8. adj. worn out from stress or strain Source: wordnet

9. adj. having an irregular outline Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

11. Ragged; rough. [Obs.] "A stony and raggie hill." Holland. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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