ragged — [rag′id] adj. [< RAG1 + ED] 1. shabby or torn from wear; tattered [a ragged shirt] 2. dressed in shabby or torn clothes 3. uneven; rough; jagged [a ragged edge] 4. shaggy; … English World dictionary
ragged — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of cloth or clothes) old and torn. 2) wearing ragged clothes. 3) rough or irregular. 4) lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity. 5) suffering from exhaustion or stress. ● run someone ragged Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
ragged — (adj.) rough, shaggy, c.1300, pp. adjective from RAG (Cf. rag) (n.), but earliest use is not directly from the main sense of that word and may reflect a broader, older meaning. Of clothes, early 14c.; of persons, late 14c. Cf. L. pannosus ragged … Etymology dictionary
ragged — [adj] worn out; in shreds badly dressed, badly worn, battered, broken, contemptible, crude, desultory, dilapidated, dingy, disorganized, down at the heel*, fragmented, frayed, frazzled, full of holes*, in holes*, in rags, in tatters*, irregular,… … New thesaurus
ragged — rag|ged [ˈrægıd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes etc)¦ 2¦(people)¦ 3¦(uneven)¦ 4¦(not regular)¦ 5¦(tired)¦ 6 be on the ragged edge ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CLOTHES ETC)¦ also rag|ged|y [ˈrægıdi] especially AmE torn and in bad condi … Dictionary of contemporary English
ragged — rag|ged [ rægəd ] adjective 1. ) MAINLY LITERARY torn and dirty: a pair of ragged shorts Ragged posters hung on the walls. a ) ragged people are wearing old dirty clothes and look very poor: ragged children playing in the street 2. ) with edges… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ragged — [[t]ræ̱gɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is ragged looks untidy and is wearing clothes that are old and torn. The five survivors eventually reached safety, ragged, half starved and exhausted. Derived words: raggedly ADV GRADED ADV ed ...a dismal … English dictionary
ragged — adjective 1 CLOTHES also raggedy especially AmE torn and in bad condition: A beggar was dozing on a pile of ragged blankets. | piles of raggedy old books 2 PEOPLE wearing clothes that are old and torn: a group of ragged children 3 UNEVEN also… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ragged — raggedly, adv. raggedness, n. /rag id/, adj. 1. clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man. 2. torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing. 3. shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc. 4. having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a… … Universalium
ragged — UK [ˈræɡɪd] / US [ˈræɡəd] adjective 1) a) mainly literary torn and dirty a pair of ragged shorts Ragged posters hung on the walls. b) wearing old dirty clothes and looking very poor ragged children playing in the street 2) with edges that are not … English dictionary
