ragged

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Synonyms: rugged, jagged, fagged, cragged, tagged, dragged, ranged, ragger, sagged, rigged, lagged

Antonyms: rugged, jagged, fagged, cragged, tagged, dragged, ranged, ragger, sagged, rigged, lagged

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Adjective

1. In tatters, having the texture broken.
   • a ragged coat
   • a ragged sail
2. Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
   • ragged rocks
3. Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
4. Wearing tattered clothes.
   • a ragged person
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
6. Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
7. Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
8. Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
   • a ragged hierarchy
   • a ragged array, consisting of a number of arrays of varying size
9. Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
   • Newspaper columns should never be set ragged.

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of rag

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