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Also Inflected form of rag

ragged

rag·ged

UK/ɹæɡd/ US/ˈræɡʌd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

  • “clothes as ragged as a scarecrow”
  • “;”
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2.

worn out from stress or strain

  • “run ragged”
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3.

having an irregular outline

  • “text set with ragged right margins”
  • “herded the class into a ragged line”
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Origin

From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”).

Phrases

  • ragged array
  • ragged fringed orchid
  • ragged lady
  • ragged red fibers
  • ragged right
  • ragged robbin
  • ragged robin
  • ragged sailor

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