What does the word ragged mean?

    Part of speech: noun

  • Raggedness.

  • Part of speech: adverb

  • Raggedly.

  • Part of speech: adjective

  • Torn; clothed in rags; shabby; rough.

Usage examples for ragged

  1. He looked down at his ragged garments. – Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective by Ellis Parker Butler
  2. I'm ragged enough to sleep the clock around." – The Grafters by Francis Lynde
  3. The Ragged One stared at him strangely and said: " If you will give me to eat, I will tell you my story." – The Story of Don Quixote by Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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