ragged
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From rag
[edit] Pronunciation
- (verb form) enPR: răgd, IPA: /rægd/, SAMPA: /r{gd/
- (adjective) enPR: răg'ĭd, IPA: /ˈrægɪd/, SAMPA: /"r{gId/
[edit] Verb
ragged
- Simple past tense and past participle of rag.
[edit] Adjective
ragged (comparative more ragged, superlative most ragged)
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- Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
- Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
- Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
- A ragged noise of mirth. - George Herbert.
- Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? - John Dryden.
[edit] Translations
rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken
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broken with rough edges
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harsh and disagreeable to the ear
Rough; shaggy; rugged
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