Ragged Definition

răgĭd
adjective
raggeder, raggedest
Shabby or torn from wear; tattered.
A ragged shirt.
Webster's New World
Dressed in shabby or torn clothes.
Webster's New World
Shaggy; unkempt.
Ragged hair.
Webster's New World
Uneven; rough; jagged.
A ragged edge.
Webster's New World
Not finished; imperfect; uneven.
A ragged style.
Webster's New World
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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of rag.

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Other Word Forms of Ragged

Adjective

Base Form:
ragged
Comparative:
raggeder
Superlative:
raggedest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Ragged

  • run ragged

Origin of Ragged

  • Middle English from ragge rag rag1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From rag

    From Wiktionary

Ragged Sentence Examples

  • Her breathing was ragged, tears on her face.

  • Often the poor man is not so cold and hungry as he is dirty and ragged and gross.

  • He drew a ragged breath.

  • He looked down, and she bounded to the kitchen, surprised to find her breathing ragged after such a simple kiss.

  • Cape Ann has a rugged interior and a ragged, rocky coast.

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Words Starting With

RRARAG

Words Ending With

DEDGED

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ragged

Words Starting With R and Ending With D

Starts With R & Ends With DStarts With RA & Ends With DStarts With R & Ends With ED

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With D