SG Heritage Dictionary

Ragged [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till its texture is broken; as a ragged coat; a ragged sail.

2. Broken with rough edges; uneven; as a ragged rock.

3. Having the appearance of being broken or torn; jagged; rough with sharp or irregular points.

4. The moon appears, when looked upon through a good glass, rude and ragged

5. Wearing tattered clothes; as a ragged fellow.

6. Rough; rugged.

7. What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?

Ragged [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ragged [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.

5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.

Raggedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The state of being dressed in tattered clothes.

2. The state of being rough or broken irregularly; as the raggedness of a cliff.