In tatters, having the texture broken.
a ragged coat
Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
ragged rocks
Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
There was a ragged noise of bleating from the flock penned in a corner of the yard. Two red-armed men seized a sheep, hauled it to a large bath that stood in the middle of the yard, and there held it, more or less in the bath, whilst a third man baled a dirty yellow liquid over its body.
simple past and past participle of rag
From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”).
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