Ragged meaning

What does “ragged” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“ragged” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn.

ragged

adjective

  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”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University