ragged en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- răg'ĭd
- /ˈɹæɡɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”).
Meanings
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In tatters, having the texture broken.
a ragged sail
a ragged coat
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Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
ragged rocks
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Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
There was a ragged noise of bleating from the flock penned in a corner of the yard. Two red-armed men seized a sheep, hauled it to a large bath that stood in the middle of the yard, and there held it, more or less in the bath, whilst a third man baled a dirty yellow liquid over its body.
1912, David Herbert Lawrence, chapter 12, in The Trespasser:
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Wearing tattered clothes.
She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 84:a ragged person
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Rough; shaggy; rugged.
Seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go
1969, “The Boxer”, in Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel (music), Bridge over Troubled Water, Columbia Records:
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Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
Now I realize how ridiculous and almost impertinent it was to expect New Yorkers to accept such a ragged performance for they have always demanded the best and do not tolerate the second-rate."
2010, Dall Wilson, Alice Nielsen and the Gayety of Nations, →ISBN, page 318:Despite the apparent general viability of the AVF its ragged performance serves to motivate serious questions concerning its future viability, the quality of the defense that we are buying, and the AVF's effect on our nation and society.
2013, William J. Taylor, Eric T. Olson, Richard A. Schrader, Defense Manpower Planning: Issues for the 1980s, →ISBN, page 219:Allardyce's side had led at the break through a Carlton Cole strike but after Thomas Ince - son of former Hammers midfielder Paul - levelled shortly after the restart, the match became increasingly stretched and ragged.
2012 May 19, Paul Fletcher, “Blackpool 1-2 West Ham”, in BBC Sport:
- Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
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Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
a ragged hierarchy
a ragged array, consisting of a number of arrays of varying size
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(of a block of type) Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
Newspaper columns should never be set ragged.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ragged | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ragged | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
raggedly · ragged school · run someone ragged · ragged sailor · raggedness · ragged array · ragged fringed orchid · ragged red fibers · ragged lady · ragged staff · ragged robin · ragged right · ragged robbin · raggie · raggedy · ragged-right
Synonyms
Translations (71)
pdt lunsich (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es hilachento (wearing tattered clothes) · it a brandelli (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · ru косма́тый (rough; shaggy; rugged) · es andrajoso (wearing tattered clothes) · ru изо́рванный (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · fi rosoinen (rough; shaggy; rugged) · fa مندرس (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · bg накъсан (broken with rough edges) · ru зазу́бренный (broken with rough edges) · fr enguenillé (wearing tattered clothes) · ru неро́вный (broken with rough edges) · fa ژنده (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · gd giobach (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · ru лохма́тый (rough; shaggy; rugged) · fr en lambeaux (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · ru шерохова́тый (broken with rough edges) · bg парцалив (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · ga ceamach (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · cs otrhaný (wearing tattered clothes) · fr déguenillé (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · it logoro (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · mi hīraurau (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · fi rosoinen (broken with rough edges) · cs členitý (broken with rough edges) · es andrajoso (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · gd giobach (wearing tattered clothes) · grc ῥακώδης (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · ru обо́рванный (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · ru мохна́тый (rough; shaggy; rugged) · it cencioso (wearing tattered clothes) · it vestito di stracci (wearing tattered clothes) · mi taretare (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · fi rähjäinen (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es desharrapado (wearing tattered clothes) · grc ῥάκινος (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · fi rähjäinen (wearing tattered clothes) · cs potrhaný (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · eo malglata (broken with rough edges) · it frastagliato (broken with rough edges) · es trapajoso (wearing tattered clothes) · ru изре́занный (broken with rough edges) · it straccione (wearing tattered clothes) · fi epätasainen (rough; shaggy; rugged) · fi ryysyinen (wearing tattered clothes) · fi epätasainen (broken with rough edges) · bg дрипав (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es haraposo (wearing tattered clothes) · ru рва́ный (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · it stracciato (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es zarrapastroso (wearing tattered clothes) · az cırıq (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · grc τρύχινος (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · nrf déguenilyi (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es harapiento (wearing tattered clothes) · grc ῥωγαλέος (broken with rough edges) · ru пересечённый (broken with rough edges) · la pannūceus (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · ru ре́зкий (harsh and disagreeable to the ear) · io ragoza (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · bg дрипав (wearing tattered clothes) · nl haveloos (wearing tattered clothes) · ru обо́рванный (wearing tattered clothes) · qu chhachu (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es astroso (wearing tattered clothes) · it stridente (harsh and disagreeable to the ear) · gd giobach (rough; shaggy; rugged) · pt esfarrapado (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es ajado (rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken) · es zarrapastrón (wearing tattered clothes) · es desarrapado (wearing tattered clothes)