ragged

Definitions


[ˈraɡɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of cloth or clothes) old and torn
(e.g: a rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes)

- having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline
(e.g: a ragged coastline)

- lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity
(e.g: the ragged discipline of the players)

- suffering from exhaustion or stress
(e.g: he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes)


Phrases:
- run someone ragged

Origin:
Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr ‘tufted’ and Norwegian ragget ‘shaggy’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries