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 ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. raguer to chafe, fret, rub, or E. rag. ] (Her.) Notched in regular diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a bearing having such an edge. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, a. Ragged; rough. [ Obs. ] “A stony and raggie hill.” Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]