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ragged definition

rag·ged (rag′id)

adjective

  1. shabby or torn from wear; tattered a ragged shirt
  2. dressed in shabby or torn clothes
  3. uneven; rough; jagged a ragged edge
  4. shaggy; unkempt ragged hair
  5. not finished; imperfect; uneven a ragged style
  6. harsh; strident a ragged voice

Etymology: < rag + -ed

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ragged Idioms

run ragged

☆
to cause to be exhausted, as by constant pressure or harassment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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