English-Thai Dictionary

ragged

ADJ ขรุขระ  หยาบ  uneven ku-ka

 

ragged

ADJ ซึ่ง ขาด รุ่งริ่ง  tattered sueng-kad-rung-ring

 

ragged

ADJ รุงรัง  ยุ่งเหยิง  rung-rang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAGGED

a.[from rag. ] 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till its texture is broken; as a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
2. Broken with rough edges; uneven; as a ragged rock.
3. Having the appearance of being broken or torn; jagged; rough with sharp or irregular points.
The moon appears, when looked upon through a good glass, rude and ragged.
4. Wearing tattered clothes; as a ragged fellow.
5. Rough; rugged.
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?

 

RAGGEDNESS

n. 1. The state of being dressed in tattered clothes.
2. The state of being rough or broken irregularly; as the raggedness of a cliff.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RAGGED

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ragged

rag ged |ˈragid ˈræɡəd | ▶adjective 1 (of cloth or clothes ) old and torn. • (of a person ) wearing such clothes: a ragged child. 2 having a rough, irregular, or uneven surface, edge, or outline: a ragged coastline. • lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity: the ragged discipline of the players. • (of a sound ) rough or uneven: his breathing became ragged. • (of an animal ) having a rough, shaggy coat: a pair of ragged ponies. • Printing (esp. of a right margin ) uneven because the lines are unjustified. 3 suffering from exhaustion or stress: he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes. PHRASES run someone ragged exhaust someone by making them undertake a lot of physical activity. DERIVATIVES rag ged ly adverb, rag ged ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr ‘tufted ’ and Norwegian ragget ‘shaggy. ’

 

ragged robin

rag ¦ged robin ▶noun a pink-flowered European campion of damp grassland, with divided petals that give it a tattered appearance. ●Lychnis flos-cuculi, family Caryophyllaceae.

 

raggedy

rag ged y |ˈragədē ˈræɡədi | ▶adjective informal scruffy; shabby.

 

raggedy-ass

rag ged y-ass (also raggedy-assed ) ▶adjective [ attrib. ] informal shabby; miserably inadequate: she finally sold that raggedy-ass house. • (of a person ) new and inexperienced.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ragged

ragged |ˈragɪd | ▶adjective 1 (of cloth or clothes ) old and torn. • wearing old and torn clothes: a ragged child. 2 having a rough or irregular surface or edge: a ragged coastline. • (of an animal ) having a rough, shaggy coat. • Printing (especially of a right margin ) uneven because the lines are unjustified. 3 lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity: the ragged discipline of the players. • (of a sound ) not controlled; uneven: his breathing became ragged. 4 suffering from exhaustion or stress: he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes. PHRASES run someone ragged exhaust someone by making them undertake a lot of physical activity. DERIVATIVES raggedly adverb, raggedness noun ORIGIN Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr ‘tufted ’ and Norwegian ragget ‘shaggy ’.

 

ragged robin

rag ¦ged robin ▶noun a pink-flowered European campion of damp grassland, with divided petals that give it a tattered appearance. ●Lychnis flos-cuculi, family Caryophyllaceae.

 

raggedy

rag |gedy |ˈragɪdi | ▶adjective informal, chiefly N. Amer. scruffy; shabby.

 

raggedy-ass

raggedy-ass (also raggedy-assed ) ▶adjective N. Amer. informal in poor condition; shabby: she finally sold that raggedy-ass house. • (of a person ) new and inexperienced.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ragged

ragged adjective 1 ragged jeans: tattered, in tatters, torn, ripped, holey, in holes, moth-eaten, frayed, worn, worn out, falling to pieces, threadbare, scruffy, shabby; informal tatty, raggedy-ass. 2 a ragged child: shabby, scruffy, unkempt, dressed in rags. 3 a ragged coastline: jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular; serrated, sawtooth, sawtoothed, indented; technical crenulate, crenulated.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ragged

ragged adjective 1 a pair of ragged jeans: tattered, in tatters, torn, ripped, split, in holes, holey, moth-eaten, frayed, worn, worn out, well worn, worn to shreds, falling to pieces, threadbare, the worse for wear, patched, scruffy, shabby, decrepit, old; informal tatty; literary rent. 2 a ragged child: dressed in rags, shabby, unkempt; Brit. down at heel. ANTONYMS smart. 3 a ragged coastline: jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular, broken; serrated, sawtooth, saw-edged, notched, nicked, indented; technical crenulate, crenulated, denticulate, denticulated, dentate, crenate, crenated, serrate, serrulate. 4 the ragged remnants of an expedition sought refuge in the village: disorganized, in disarray, confused, in confusion, disordered, disorderly; muddled, jumbled, in a muddle /jumble, straggling, straggly, fragmented.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ragged

rag ged /rǽɡɪd / (! -edは /ɪd /) 形容詞 more ～; most ～/～er ; ～est 1 ｟主に米 ｠〈衣服が 〉 (古くて )ぼろぼろの , 破れた , ほつれた ▸ a ragged blanket ぼろぼろの毛布 2 〈人が 〉ぼろを着た ▸ a ragged family ぼろを着た家族 3 〈物が 〉まっすぐになっていない , 整っていない , ぎざぎざの .4 ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉疲れ果てて , 消耗した .5 〈演技 仕事 作品などが 〉ばらばらの , 不完全な , 不規則な ; 耳障りな .6 〈庭などが 〉手入れの悪い ; 〈髪などが 〉ぼさぼさの , もつれ毛の .on the r à gged é dge ｟米 くだけて ｠とても疲れて [動揺して ]; 危ない瀬戸際で .r ù n A r á gged ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉をくたくたにする (!しばしば受け身で ) .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞