ragged: Meaning and Definition of

rag•ged

Pronunciation: (rag'id), [key]
— adj.
  1. clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
  2. torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing.
  3. shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc.
  4. having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a ragged wound.
  5. full of rough or sharp projections; jagged: ragged stones.
  6. in a wild or neglected state: a ragged garden.
  7. rough, imperfect, or faulty: a ragged piece of work.
  8. harsh, as sound, the voice, etc.
  9. (of a column of type) set or printed with one side unjustified; either flush left with the right side unjustifiedor flush right with the left side unjustified
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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