ragged

Speech parts

1. ragged - Noun

2. ragged - Adjective

3. ragged - Verb

Derived from rag

5. ragged - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Rag

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

Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.

Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.

Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin. Aaliyah

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges. Herman Melville

I'd sleep and forget it; I had my own life, my own sad and ragged life forever. Jack Kerouac

Under a ragged coat lies wisdom. Romanian Proverb

A ragged coat finds little credit. Italian Proverb

A ragged sack holds no grain, a poor man is not taken into counsel. Italian Proverb

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