ragged

UK /ˈɹæɡɪd/ US /ˈɹæɡɪd/
adj 5

Definitions

adj

1

In tatters, having the texture broken.

a ragged coat

a ragged sail

2

Having rough edges; jagged or uneven

ragged rocks

3

Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise

There was a ragged noise of bleating from the flock penned in a corner of the yard. Two red-armed men seized a sheep, hauled it to a large bath that stood in the middle of the yard, and there held it, more or less in the bath, whilst a third man baled a dirty yellow liquid over its body.

4

Wearing tattered clothes.

a ragged person

She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.

5

Rough; shaggy; rugged.

Seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go

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