ragged

  1. Verb.  (past of, rag) .
  2. Adjective.  Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
  3. Adjective.  Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
  4. Adjective.  Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
  5. Adjective.  Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
  6. Adjective.  Rough; shaggy; rugged.

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