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Definition ragged in British English

ragged adjective

adjective
/ˈræɡɪd/
1

torn and dirty

Example

a pair of ragged shorts

Example

Ragged posters hung on the walls.

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broken battered faulty dirty filthy messy
Example

ragged children playing in the street

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skanky scruffy shabby
2

with edges that are not straight or smooth

Example

the ragged appearance of a bite wound

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rough uneven coarse
3

not skilful or organized

Example

It was a pretty ragged performance from the champions.

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incompetent incapable awful untidy messy disordered
4

not smooth or regular

Example

He took a few ragged breaths and began to run again.

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rough uneven coarse
Definition ragged in British English