ragged
(adjective) having an irregular outline; “text set with ragged right margins”; “herded the class into a ragged line”
ragged
(adjective) worn out from stress or strain; “run ragged”
ragged
(adjective) being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; “clothes as ragged as a scarecrow’s”; “a ragged tramp”
rag
(verb) break into lumps before sorting; “rag ore”
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping; “The children teased the new teacher”; “Don’t ride me so hard over my failure”; “His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie”
rag
(verb) play in ragtime; “rag that old tune”
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”; “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
(verb) treat cruelly; “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ragged (comparative more ragged, superlative most ragged)
In tatters, having the texture broken.
Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
Wearing tattered clothes.
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
(music) performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
(computing) Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
From rag
ragged
simple past tense and past participle of rag
• Dagger, dagger, dragge
Source: Wiktionary
Rag"ged, a. Etym: [From Rag, n.]
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. [R.] "A ragged noise of mirth." Herbert.
4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. What shepherd owns those ragged sheep Dryden. Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena).
– Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis (L. Flos- cuculi), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
– Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather (Polygonum orientale).
– Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv.
– Rag"ged*ness, n.
Rag, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Icel. rægja to calumniate, OHG, ruogen to accuse, G. rügen to censure, AS. wregan, Goth. wrohjan to accuse.]
Definition: To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge.
Rag, n. Etym: [OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. rögg rough hair. Cf. Rug, n.]
1. A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton. Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty. Fuller.
2. pl.
Definition: Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden.
3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. The other zealous rag is the compositor. B. Jonson. Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag. Spenser.
4. (Geol.)
Definition: A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.
5. (Metal Working)
Definition: A ragged edge.
6. A sail, or any piece of canvas. [Nautical Slang] Our ship was a clipper with every rag set. Lowell. Rag bolt, an iron pin with barbs on its shank to retain it in place.
– Rag carpet, a carpet of which the weft consists of narrow of cloth sewed together, end to end.
– Rag dust, fine particles of ground-up rags, used in making papier-machĂ© and wall papers.
– Rag wheel. (a) A chain wheel; a sprocket wheel. (b) A polishing wheel made of disks of cloth clamped together on a mandrel.
– Rag wool, wool obtained by tearing woolen rags into fine bits, shoddy.
Rag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ragging.]
Definition: To become tattered. [Obs.]
Rag, v. t.
1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
