ragged (redirected from running 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 [rag-gid]

Adjective

1. dressed in shabby or torn clothes

2. (of clothes) tattered and torn

3. having a rough or uneven surface or edge

4. neglected or untidy: the ragged stone-built village

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, rundown, 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 << OPPOSITE smart

adjective 2. rough, fragmented, crude, rugged, notched, irregular, unfinished, uneven, jagged, serrated

Translations

ragged [ˈrægɪd] adj [edge] → desigual, mellado; [cuff] → roto; [appearance] → andrajoso, harapiento;

ragged left/right [text] → margen m izquierdo/derecho irregular

ragged [ˈrægɪd] adj [edge] → inégal(e) → qui accroche; [clothes] → en loques; [cuff] → effiloché(e); [appearance] → déguenillé(e)

ragged [ˈrægɪd] rag adj (jagged) → zackig;

(clothes, person) → zerlumpt;

(beard) → ausgefranst

ragged [ˈrægɪd] adj [edge] → irregolare; [cuff] → logoro/a; [appearance] → pezzente