ragged
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/ˈɹæɡɪd/
English
Definitions
adjective
- In tatters, having the texture broken.“a ragged coat”
- Having rough edges; jagged or uneven“ragged rocks”
- Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
- Wearing tattered clothes.“a ragged fellow”
verb
- To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- To become tattered.
verb
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
verb
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
verb
- To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To dance to ragtime music.
- To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
Related words
Synonyms
worntiredunevenruggederoseshreddedpatchyskewederraticlopsidedirregularinequitableunequalmixedlineagetorn