Definition of "ragged" in English

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. (music) Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.

8. (computing) Of a data structure: having uneven levels.

   • a ragged hierarchy
   • a ragged array, consisting of a number of arrays of varying size

9. (typography, of a block of type) Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.

   • Newspaper columns should never be set ragged.

verb

1. simple past and past participle of rag