Definition for RAG'GED

RAG'GED, a. [from rag.]

  1. Rent or worn into tatters, or all its texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. – Arbuthnot.
  2. Broken with rough edges; uneven; as, a ragged rock.
  3. Having the appearance of being broken or torn; jagged; rough with sharp or irregular points. The moon appears, when looked upon through a good glass, rude and ragged. – Burnet.
  4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
  5. Rough; rugged. What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? – Dryden.

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