ragged.
In tatters, having the texture broken.
Meaning & usage
In tatters, having the texture broken.
a ragged coat
a ragged sail
Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
ragged rocks
Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
Wearing tattered clothes.
a ragged person
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
a ragged hierarchy
a ragged array, consisting of a number of arrays of varying size
Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
Newspaper columns should never be set ragged.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”).
simple past and past participle of rag
Where this word comes from
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