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   ragged

   /ˈraɡɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of cloth or clothes) old and torn: "a rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes" Similar tatteredin tatterstornrippedsplitin holesholeymoth-eatenfrayedwornworn outwell wornworn to shredsfalling to piecesthreadbarethe worse for wearpatchedscruffyshabbydecrepitoldinformal:tattyliterary:rent
   • ▪ wearing old and torn clothes; unkempt: "a ragged child" Similar dressed in ragsshabbyunkemptdown at heelOpposite smart
   • ▪ (of an animal) having a rough, shaggy coat: "a pair of ragged ponies"
   • 2. having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline: "a ragged coastline" Similar jaggedcraggyruggedunevenroughirregularbrokenserratedsawtoothsaw-edgednotchednickedindentedtechnical:crenulatecrenulateddenticulatedenticulateddentatecrenatecrenatedserrateserrulate
   • ▪ (especially of a right margin) uneven because the lines are unjustified.
   • 3. lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity: "the ragged discipline of the players" Similar disorganizedin disarrayconfusedin confusiondisordereddisorderlymuddledjumbledin a muddle/jumblestragglingstragglyfragmented
   • ▪ (of a sound) not controlled; uneven: "he could hear her ragged breathing"
   • 4. suffering from exhaustion or stress: "he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes"

   Word Origin Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr ‘tufted’ and Norwegian ragget ‘shaggy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. raggedly adverb
   • 2. raggedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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