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Definitions for: Ragged
[adj] having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"
[adj] worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged"
[adj] being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp"
Webster (1913) Definition: Rag"ged, a. [From Rag, n.]
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.
Synonyms: tired, uneven, worn
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