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rag·ged

(răg′ĭd)

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.

7. Exhausted or worn out: Don't run yourself ragged preparing for the holidays.

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

rag′ged·ly adv.

rag′ged·ness n.

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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 rag¹]

ˈraggedly adv

ˈraggedness n

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rag•ged

(ˈræg ɪd)

adj.

1. clothed in tattered garments.

2. torn or worn to rags; tattered.

3. having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits.

4. full of rough or sharp projections.

5. in a wild or neglected state.

6. rough, imperfect, or faulty.

7. harsh, as the voice.

rag′ged•ly, adv.

rag′ged•ness, n.

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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"

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

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ragged

adjective

1. Torn into or marked by shreds or tatters:

raggedy, tatterdemalion, tattered.

2. Having a surface that is not smooth:

coarse, cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, rough, rugged, scabrous, uneven.

Translations

ذو تَضاريس خَشِنَهذو ثيابٍ رَثَّهمُمَزَّق، رَث

otrhanýpotrhanýroztřepenýčlenitýdrsný

lasetruujævn

zackig zerfetzt zerlumpt

andrajoso harapiento irregular roto deshilachado

déchiqueté déguenillé

szakadozott

rifinntrosnaîurtuskulegur

logoro stracciato

fillet

otrhanýrozstrapkaný

hırpanîkabapürüzlüüstü başı yırtıkyırtık pırtık

破的粗糙的衣衫褴褛的

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ragged

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

rag

(rӕg) noun

a piece of old, torn or worn cloth. I'll polish my bike with this old rag.

ˈragged (ˈrӕgid) adjective

1. dressed in old, worn or torn clothing. a ragged beggar.

2. torn. ragged clothes.

3. rough or uneven; not straight or smooth. a ragged edge.

ˈraggedly adverb

ˈraggedness noun

rags noun plural

old, worn or torn clothes. The beggar was dressed in rags.

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