browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
ragged |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rag \Rag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ragged}; p. pr & vb n. {Ragging}.] To become tattered. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ragged \Rag"ged\, a. [From {Rag}, n.] 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as a ragged coat; a ragged sail. 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as ragged rocks. 3. Hence harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] ``A ragged noise of mirth.'' --Herbert. 4. Wearing tattered clothes; as a ragged fellow. 5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. What shepherd owns those ragged sheep ? --Dryden. {Ragged lady} (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella Damascena}). {Ragged robin} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Lychnis} ({L. Flos-cuculi}), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes. {Ragged sailor} (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum orientale}). {Ragged school}, a free school for poor children, where they are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.] -- {Rag"ged*ly}, adv -- {Rag"ged*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ragged adj 1: being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp" 2: worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged" 3: having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"
more about ragged