Ragged
Ragged (rag"ged) , adjective
[From Rag, n.]
1.
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
2.
Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
3.
Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [Rare]
A ragged noise of mirth.
4.
Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
5.
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?
Collocations (4)
Ragged lady (Botany) , the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena).
Ragged robin (Botany) , a plant of the genus Lychnis (Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
Ragged sailor (Botany) , prince's feather (Polygonum orientale).
Ragged school , a free school for poor children, where they are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first because they came in their common clothing. [English]