Definitions for Ragged
ˈræg ɪdragged

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. raggedadjective

   being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

   "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp"

2. raggedadjective

   worn out from stress or strain

   "run ragged"

3. raggedadjective

   having an irregular outline

   "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. raggedadjective

   Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.

2. raggedadjective

   Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged.

   ragged rocks

3. raggedadjective

   Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.

   A ragged noise of mirth. uE000182799uE001 George Herbert.

4. raggedadjective

   Wearing tattered clothes.

   a ragged fellow

5. raggedadjective

   Rough; shaggy; rugged.

   What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? - John Dryden.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Raggedadjective

   Etymology: from rag.

   1. Rent into tatters.

   How like a prodigal,
   The skarfed bark puts from her native bay,
   Hugg’d and embraced by the strumpet wind;
   How like the prodigal doth she return
   With over-weather’d ribs and ragged sails,
   Lean, rent, and beggar’d by the strumpet wind. William Shakespeare.

   As I go in this ragged tattered coat, I am hunted away from the old woman’s door by every barking cur. Arbuthnot.

   2. Uneven; consisting of parts almost disunited.

   The earl of Warwick’s ragged staff is yet to be seen pourtrayed in their church steeple. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

   That some whirlwind bear
   Unto a ragged, fearful, hanging rock,
   And throw it thence into the raging sea. William Shakespeare.

   The moon appears, when looked upon with a good glass, rude and ragged. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   3. Dressed in tatters.

   Since noble arts in Rome have no support,
   And ragged virtue not a friend at court. Dryden.

   4. Rugged; not smooth.

   The wolf would barter away a ragged coat and a raw-boned carcase, for a smooth fat one. Roger L'Estrange.

   What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ragged

   Ragged generally refers to something that is old, worn out, frayed or rough-edged, often because of age or use. It can also describe something inconsistent, irregular or uneven. In the context of a person, it can refer to someone who is disheveled, unkempt, or in a state of disarray.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ragged

   of Rag

2. Raggednoun

   rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail

3. Raggednoun

   broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks

4. Raggednoun

   hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant

5. Raggednoun

   wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow

6. Raggednoun

   rough; shaggy; rugged

7. Etymology: [From Rag, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ragged

   rag′ed, adj. torn or worn into rags: having a rough edge: ruggedly uneven, jagged: wearing ragged clothes: shabby.—adv. Ragg′edly.—ns. Ragg′edness; Ragg′ed-rob′in, the cuckoo flower; Ragg′ed-sail′or, the prince's feather-plant; Ragg′ed-school, a school for the destitute; Ragg′ed-staff (her.), a knotted stick with short stumps of branches on each side. [Cf. Rag.]

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Anagrams for Ragged »

1. dagger

2. gadger

How to pronounce Ragged?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Ragged in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ragged in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ragged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Ragged in a Sentence

1. Romanian Proverb:

   Under a ragged coat lies wisdom.

2. Mark Twain:

   My kind of loyalty was to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.

3. Charles Lamb:

   For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print... substitute drunken dog, ragged head, seld-shaven, odd-eyed, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the gentleman in question.

4. Peggy Noonan:

   I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when the emotions are still ragged and raw and susceptible to leaps.

5. James Kelly:

   A ragged colt may prove a good horse. And so may an untoward slovenly boy prove a decent and useful man.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ragged
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ragged
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ragged
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ragged
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ragged
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Ragged