ragged

Verb

• treat cruelly
• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• play in ragtime
• harass with persistent criticism or carping
• censure severely or angrily
  • "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
• break into lumps before sorting
• simple past and past participle of rag

Adjective Satellite

• being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
  • "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"
  • "a ragged tramp"
• worn out from stress or strain
  • "run ragged"
• having an irregular outline
  • "text set with ragged right margins"
  • "herded the class into a ragged line"

Adj

• In tatters, having the texture broken.
• Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
• Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
• Wearing tattered clothes.
• Rough; shaggy; rugged.
• Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
• Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
• Of a data structure: having uneven levels.

Adjective

• Torn or worn into tatters; uneven or rough.

Examples

• a ragged array, consisting of a number of arrays of varying size
• a ragged coat
• a ragged hierarchy
• a ragged person
• a ragged sail
• His score was ragged, full of small words and missed opportunities.
• ragged rocks

Synonyms

annoy, bait, bawl out, bedevil, berate, bother, call down, call on the carpet, chafe, chew out, chew up, chide, cod, crucify, devil, dress down, dun, frustrate, get at, get to, gravel, have words, irritate, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, nark, nettle, rag, rally, razz, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, ride, rile, scold, take to task, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, torment, trounce, twit, vex, jagged

Related Words

RAGGEDLY

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