ragged
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- tattered, in rags, in tatters, shabby, tatty, threadbare, torn, unkempt
- rough, jagged, rugged, serrated, uneven, unfinished

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Related Words: rent, torn, battered, patched, dilapidated, dingy, faded, seedy, shabby, threadbare, worn-out

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rag‧ged /ˈræɡəd, ˈræɡɪd/ adjective

1. CLOTHES ETC (also rag‧ged‧y /ˈræɡədi, ˈræɡɪdi/ especially American English) torn and in bad condition:
the ragged blankets on the bed
a raggedy hat

2. PEOPLE wearing clothes that are old and torn:
Crowds of ragged children played among the rocks.

3. UNEVEN (also raggedy) having a rough uneven edge or surface:
The old photograph looked a little ragged at the edges.
a ragged hole
raggedy hair

4. NOT REGULAR not regular or together:
The crowd gave a ragged cheer.
ragged breathing

5. TIRED informal tired after using a lot of effort:
He looked ragged, so I told him to go to bed.
He ran United’s defence ragged (=made them do a lot of work).

6. be on the ragged edge American English informal to be feeling very tired or upset
—raggedly adverb:
raggedly dressed
She was breathing raggedly.
—raggedness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ragged
̈ɪˈræɡɪd
See: run ragged

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲