raggedness
ɪd adjective
1.
clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
2.
torn or worn to rags; tattered: ragged clothing.
3.
shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc.
4.
having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits: a ragged wound.
5.
full of rough or sharp projections; jagged: ragged stones.
6.
in a wild or neglected state: a ragged garden.
7.
rough, imperfect, or faulty: a ragged piece of work.
8.
harsh, as sound, the voice, etc.
9.
(of a column of type) set or printed with one side unjustified; either flush left with the right side unjustified (ragged right) or flush right with the left side unjustified (ragged left)
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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ragged (ˈræɡɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 |
| [C13: probably from ragge | |
| 'raggedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'raggedness | |
| —n | |
| ragged (ˈræɡɪd) | |
| —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 |
| [C13: probably from ragge | |
| 'raggedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'raggedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ragged
"rough, shaggy," c.1300, from rag (n.), but earliest use is not directly from the main sense of that word and may reflect a broader, older meaning. Of clothes, early 14c.; of persons, late 14c. Raggedy Ann doll first attested 1918.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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