rag"ged*ly

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]

1.Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. [1913 Webster]

2.Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. [1913 Webster]

3.Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] "A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert. [1913 Webster]

4.Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. [1913 Webster]

5.Rough; shaggy; rugged. [1913 Webster]

What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena).

Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis (Lychnis 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.] [1913 Webster] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Raggie