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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rag \Rag\ (r[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged (r[a^]gd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Ragging (r[a^]g"g[i^]ng).]
     To become tattered. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]
     1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
        as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
        jagged; as, ragged rocks.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
        ``A ragged noise of mirth.'' --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella
        Damascena).
  
     Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis
        ({Lychnis 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.]
        [1913 Webster] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ 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"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rag
       n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: shred, tag, tag
            end, tatter]
       2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and
          processions of floats are organized to raise money for
          charities [syn: rag week]
       3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn:
           ragtime]
       4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: tabloid, sheet]
       5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
       v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
            teacher" [syn: torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate]
       2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
          irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
          me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
          she leaves" [syn: annoy, get to, bother, get at, irritate,
           rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil]
       3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
       4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
          teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
          failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
          jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, cod, tantalize,
           tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]
       5: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
          for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
          Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
          bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, rebuke,
          trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress
          down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out,
           remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste,
           lambast]
       6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
       [also: ragging, ragged]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ragged
       See rag

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ragged
     Middle English a.
     1 (l en ragged), raggy, raglike
     2 shaggy, furry
     3 rough, jagged, spiked

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ragged
     a.
     1 In tatters, having the texture broken.
     2 Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
     3 Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
     vb.
     (infl of en rag  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ragged
     Middle English a.
     1 (l en ragged), raggy, raglike
     2 shaggy, furry
     3 rough, jagged, spiked

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ragged
     Middle English a.
     1 (l en ragged), raggy, raglike
     2 shaggy, furry
     3 rough, jagged, spiked

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ragged
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en rag ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb rag)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ragged /ɹˈaɡɪd/
  خشن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ragged //ˈɹæɡɪd// 
  1. накъсан
  broken with rough edges
  2. дрипав, парцалив
  rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken
  3. дрипав
  wearing tattered clothes

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ragged /ɹˈaɡɪd/ 
  rozeklaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ragged /ɹˈaɡɪd/ 
  rozdrbaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ragged /ɹˈaɡɪd/ 
  otrhaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ragged /ɹˈaɡɪd/ 
  drsný