ragged

rag·ged  (rgd)

adj.

1. Tattered, frayed, or torn: ragged clothes.

2. Dressed in tattered or threadbare clothes: a ragged scarecrow.

3. Unkempt or shaggy: ragged hair.

4. Having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline: a column of text set with a ragged right margin.

5. Imperfect; uneven: The actor gave a ragged performance.

6. Harsh; rasping: a ragged cough.

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[Middle English, from ragge, rag; see rag¹.]

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ragged·ly adv.

ragged·ness n.

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ragged [ˈrægɪd]

adj

1. (of clothes) worn to rags; tattered

2. (of a person) dressed in shabby tattered clothes

3. having a neglected or unkempt appearance ragged weeds

4. having a loose, rough, or uneven surface or edge; jagged

5. uneven or irregular a ragged beat a ragged shout

[probably from ragge rag¹]

raggedly  adv

raggedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ragged - being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp" worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	ragged - worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged" tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
	3.	ragged - having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line" uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"

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ragged

adjective

1. tatty, worn, poor, torn, rent, faded, neglected, run-down, frayed, shabby, worn-out, seedy, scruffy, in tatters, dilapidated, tattered, threadbare, unkempt, in rags, down at heel, the worse for wear, in holes, having seen better days, scraggy I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt.
tatty smart, fashionable, well-dressed

2. rough, fragmented, crude, rugged, notched, irregular, unfinished, uneven, jagged, serrated She tore her tights on the ragged edge of a desk

Translations

ragged [ˈrægɪd]

A. ADJ

1. (= in tatters) [dress, clothes] → andrajoso, hecho jirones; [person] → andrajoso, harapiento; [cuff] → deshilachado
to run sb ragged → hacer sudar tinta or la gota gorda a algn
they ran themselves ragged → sudaron tinta or la gota gorda

2. (= untidy) [beard] → descuidado, desgreñado; [animal's coat] → desgreñado

3. (= uneven) [edge] → mellado, irregular; [rock] → recortado; [hole, line] → irregular; [coastline] → accidentado, recortado
ragged clouds → jirones mpl de nubes

4. (= disorganized) [performance] → desigual, irregular; [queue] → desordenado; [line, procession] → confuso, desordenado
a ragged band of men → un grupo desordenado de hombres
the orchestra sounded rather ragged in places → la orquesta tocaba de forma algo irregular en algunas partes

5. (Typ) ragged left → margen m izquierdo irregular
ragged right → margen derecho irregular

B. CPD ragged robin N (Bot) → flor f del cuclillo

ragged [ˈrægɪd] adj

(= uneven) [edge] → irrégulier/ière; [beard] → mal taillé(e); [line] → irrégulier/ière

(= tatty) [person] → déguenillé(e); [clothes] → loqueteux/euse; [cuff] → effiloché(e); [appearance] → déguenillé(e)
to run sb ragged → épuiser qn

ragged

adj person, clothes → zerlumpt, abgerissen; beard, hair → zottig, strähnig; animal’s coat → zottig; coastline, rocks, hole → zerklüftet; wound → schartig, zerfetzt; edge, cuff → ausgefranst; (fig) performance, singing → stümperhaft; to run somebody ragged (inf: = exhaust) → jdn fertigmachen (inf); to run oneself ragged (inf) → sich selbst ganz fertig- or kaputtmachen or fix und fertig machen (inf); on the ragged edge (US fig) → gefährlich nah am Rande (des Abgrunds); ragged right (Typ) → Flattersatz m; to set something ragged left/right (Typ) → etw rechts-/linksbündig setzen

ragged [ˈrægɪd] adj (dress) → stracciato/a; (cuff) → logoro/a; (person) → lacero/a, cencioso/a; (edge) → irregolare