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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’
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