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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rag•ged /ˈrægɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - wearing tattered, worn-out clothing:ragged beggars.
- torn or worn to rags;
tattered:ragged pants. - jagged and uneven:a ragged hole where the bullet had gone through.
- rough, imperfect, or faulty:a ragged performance.
- scraggly:a ragged line of customers.
rag•ged•ness, n. [uncountable] rag•ged•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rag•ged (rag′id),USA pronunciation adj. - clothed in tattered garments:a ragged old man.
- torn or worn to rags;
tattered:ragged clothing. - shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc.
- having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits:a ragged wound.
- full of rough or sharp projections;
jagged:ragged stones. - in a wild or neglected state:a ragged garden.
- rough, imperfect, or faulty:a ragged piece of work.
- harsh, as sound, the voice, etc.
- Printing(of a column of type) set or printed with one side unjustified;
either flush left with the right side unjustified (rag′ged right′) or flush right with the left side unjustified (rag′ged left′.)
- Middle English ragget. See rag1, -ed3 1250–1300
rag′ged•ly, adv. rag′ged•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shabby, poor.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shredded, rent.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged neat.
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