Definition of ragged in English:

ragged

adjective ˈraɡɪdˈræɡəd

1(of cloth or clothes) old and torn.
（布，衣物）破旧的，破烂的
a rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes
Example sentencesExamples
- He was wearing a long, ragged shirt with a cut in the sleeve and a frayed edge.
- A street artist, dressed in a ragged canvas jacket and a simple blue felt hat is drawing on the sidewalk with chalk.
- An women in ragged cloths with one dirty infant in her arms approaches my car which stopped at a red light in Shahbag.
- The children he was handing the pesos to were dressed in ragged clothing and dirt covered their hands and faces.
- His pants were also torn and ragged at the bottom and there were various holes and rips in them.
- All she wore was a ragged shirt that was torn at the sleeves and the abdomen, exposing a strip of pale skin around her slender waist.
- He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face.
- Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn and ragged.
- He was a big man and unlike the villagers his clothes weren't ragged.
- I carried her with me and placed her on the ladder and she scrambled up, her little, ragged dress catching momentarily on the nails of the rafters.
- He was clad in a black ragged cloak that hung around his body like a veil of darkness.
- They also removed his clothes changing it with a ragged shirt and leaving his cycling shorts all alone.
- The brute wore a white, sleeveless shirt tight against his large muscles and a ragged vest over it.
- There'd been an old drifter who'd stopped by for lodgings with his ragged hat and scarf, everything he owned in a beat-up pack.
- The shouts of an old woman dressed in ragged clothes surprised us.
- He wore a torn shirt, and ragged trousers, which were an olive-green.
- He wore ragged trousers and a grubby torn shirt that was far too big for him and looked as though it was a type of tent.
- His pants were ragged as well, although his clothes were not too big for him.
- They were little boys and little girls that were covered in dirt and mud while their clothes were ragged in that smelly dump.
- His eye was swollen, his lip bleeding, his hands dirty, his clothes ragged.
Synonyms
tattered, in tatters, torn, ripped, split, in holes, holey, moth-eaten, frayed, worn, worn out, well worn, worn to shreds, falling to pieces, threadbare, the worse for wear, patched, scruffy, shabby, decrepit, old
informal tatty
literary rent
1. 1.1 Wearing old and torn clothes; unkempt.
  a ragged child
  衣衫褴褛的孩子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They were a ragged bunch, wearing clothes that looked as if they hadn't seen a good wash in weeks at best.
  He was a ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a silver ship descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake.
  A group of fierce, ragged men stood at the edge of the field, staring but not moving.
  Beside me in the line were ragged mothers with their children in their arms, and at their feet, old infirm men, and young men who are in destitute circumstances.
  Cows wander the streets, ragged children pester dogs with sticks, tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric.
  The ragged boy squeaked and quickly dipped his free hand into his shirt and offered up Tyran's chip pouch.
  Synonyms
  dressed in rags, shabby, unkempt
  British down at heel
2. 1.2 (of an animal) having a rough, shaggy coat.
  （动物）皮毛粗浓蓬乱的
  a pair of ragged ponies
  一对皮毛蓬乱的马驹。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Just then, a ragged Great-tailed Grackle flew into some nearby scrub.
  His imagination was fevered, he thought of himself as a knight from a bygone era and moved around like one, riding a ragged horse.
  A ragged pigeon with one scabby leg is slouching wearily on my window-sill.
  Her shaggy, ragged coat, thick with its winter growth, was still not enough to keep out the biting cold that had come with last night's ice storm.
  Before it could continue a shrill shriek filled the air as a ragged black bird flew in and snatched the Amulet.
2Having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline.
（表面）凹凸不平的，粗糙的；（边缘）参差不齐的；（轮廓）不规则的
a ragged coastline
犬牙交错的海岸线。
Example sentencesExamples
- The war had begun six months earlier, and by now the fighting had narrowed down to the ragged eastern edge of the country.
- The edges will look a little ragged, so trim them if you prefer a neat edge.
- Such mills have large diameter rolls with surfaces that are roughened or ragged to increase the coefficient of friction.
- Along with illuminating the critters, they make it easer to see the edge of ragged Colorado roads, and can be handy for setting up camp.
- There are plenty of shocks and jolts in this journey through ragged plains, rugged mountains, murky organisations and lethal hit men.
- Paint the wall a bright green, then rip masking tape to create an uneven, ragged edge.
- The coastline of Galicia has a ragged quality to it that takes the form of many bays and inlets which are known locally as rias.
- In addition, the cuticle of the fingernails often gets very ragged, overgrown, and irregular.
- The buildings are made from a sandy beige stone, doorways are partially blocked with sandbags, windows are ragged blackened holes.
- Its walls were stained, its carpets ragged, but to us it was heaven.
- See your doctor when the border or the edge of the mole is not smooth but irregular or ragged.
- An iceberg smashes its way to the surface, all sharp angles and ragged edges, rearing over the barely visible remains of a crushed and sinking ship.
- However, because of the ragged surface, the meshwork structure can be observed only on the inner shell surface.
- The detonations collapsed the three-storey house in on itself, leaving a ragged hole in the street's facade, as though a tooth had been torn from a smile.
- It is wreathed in ragged cloud and rivers pour off its edges to fray 350 metres down towards the desert floor.
- A single very small spherical shell is characterized by a lumpy to ragged surface and numerous short spines.
- This gorgeous coastline of ragged bluffs, sea stacks, and mountains could become home.
- I always hated biting my nails because it caused them to become all ragged.
- Anyone wanting an overview of the area should take the road that winds up to the top of Monte Mora, highest of the granite peaks that dominate the rugged, ragged coast.
- The result is a division of the initial planar shape into several pieces with ragged fractal edges.
Synonyms
jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular, broken
1. 2.1Printing (especially of a right margin) uneven because the lines are unjustified.
  〔印刷〕（尤指右边距）未对齐的
3Lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity.
不完善的，不协调的，不流畅的；粗劣的
the ragged discipline of the players
球员松松垮垮的训练状况。
Example sentencesExamples
- Subsequent campaigns were ragged and ineffective.
- Arsenal, who are looking increasingly ragged, win a free-kick just outside the box.
- From a production standpoint, the album is crisp enough to sustain the songs, yet lacking just enough fidelity to complement his ragged delivery.
- He started to run again: not a smooth sprint but a ragged lope that screamed exhaustion.
- Lyon are in control in these early moments, United looking slightly ragged in their pursuit of the ball already.
- The Cure Hill side relentlessly plundered the runs, aided by some very ragged fielding.
- Lines were ragged, several dancers shuffled into place and many seemed unsure of cues.
- Orion kept the pressure on their opponents, whose play was ragged and lacked co-ordination.
- Ness sounds as hushed, gravelly, and desperate as always, singing over that ragged guitar twang.
- When the team embarked on a trek through Texas, parts of its game were rough and ragged.
- Of course, this isn't a new story - the leading edge of CSS support has always been pretty ragged.
- The snap of close on two hundred crossbows firing in a ragged volley was a sound like sharp applause.
- Robredo's game is getting increasingly ragged and he still appears to be upset by his altercation with the umpire.
- From the wonky lines and ragged colouring, the artists involved can't be much older than 10.
- If you watch warm-ups at the typical age group meet, you'll see much more ragged than smooth movement.
- His command of six strings incorporates a hair-raising degree of proficiency and versatility from tingling jangles to hypnotic jigs and ragged fragments of blues.
- Hawick were also made to pay for some ragged discipline on 20 minutes when their captain Roddy Deans was sin-binned for a late tackle.
- Plantations without adequate weed control may look ragged and ill kept.
- Weather conditions played havoc, producing for the most part rather ragged football.
- Regrettably, uneven casting and some ragged ensemble from both singers and orchestra left the impression that they had bitten off more than they could chew.
Synonyms
disorganized, in disarray, confused, in confusion, disordered, disorderly
muddled, jumbled, in a muddle/jumble, straggling, straggly, fragmented
1. 3.1 (of a sound) not controlled; uneven.
  （声音）刺耳的，粗嘎的
  he could hear her ragged breathing
  Example sentencesExamples
  After a moment, the sound of ragged breath reached his ears, was she crying?
  Her breath sounded ragged in her ears and her chest was tight.
  The raw emotion in his voice, tearing it and making it ragged, had been real when we talked that night at the top of the tower.
  Not only that, but her voice - a bit raspy at the best of times - sounds downright ragged and weary here.
  His laugh turned into a ragged, tearing coughing.
  I rest my hot cheek against the car window and cry, hating both myself and the ragged sobs that split the silence in the Jetta like a knife.
  "Twenty in all, " her brother answered, his voice ragged.
  Anna's breath came in ragged gasps as she flew with all her might to Justin's house.
  The sound of ragged, empty breathing passed by her door and Chandra sleepily threw back her covers and clambered out of bed.
  Sweat trickled over my clammy skin as ragged gasps echoed over the still silence of dark.
  The room stilled, broken only by the sound of Kristyn's ragged sobs.
  But I can see her chest rising and falling, and I can hear how ragged her breathing is.
  They carried Kharasil up the corridors in a wave of nervous chatter, the ragged sound of a giggle falling obscenely in the narrow space.
  The ragged sound of tapping valves beneath the dusty hoods of several trucks fills the air, which smells strongly of diesel fuel.
  In the distance now they could hear the sounds of many more men shouting, a ragged chorus that rose over the clatter of steel against steel.
  Blanche gasped, a ragged sound, her fair, trembling hand jumping to cover her mouth.
  Expelling a ragged sigh, Sahara wandered over to the sound system and put in a CD.
  She looked down at Spitz whose respiration was so ragged that she sounded like she was suffocating slowly.
  My voice sounded ragged, not my own, and I realized I hadn't used it on over a week.
  "I'm sorry, " she said, her voice ragged and husky from weeping.
4Suffering from exhaustion or stress.
精疲力竭的，疲惫不堪的；有压力的
he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes
他显得有点疲惫，眼圈下部发黑。
Example sentencesExamples
- Looking at the team she realized just how ragged and exhausted everyone was.
- I was surprised she hadn't hospitalized my brothers; they both looked ragged and haunted and exhausted.
- He looked much more ragged and tired than when he had stabbed her.
- What better strategy than to stay above the fray, while a bunch of ragged and raw aspirants squabble into a loss in November 2008?
- The three children's playtime was interrupted as an exhausted and ragged looking lady barged out from the bushes.
- I could say that the effect of the dream was to leave me feeling limp and ragged all day since.

Phrases

run someone ragged

Exhaust someone by making them undertake a lot of physical activity.
使精疲力竭
for 20 minutes Middlesbrough ran us ragged
Example sentencesExamples
- There were certain areas where we had youths in gangs of 20 or 25 causing serious problems for residents and running us ragged.
- Despite admitting that he was run ragged by playing basketball with the kids, he said he was considering making it an annual event for the future.
- He ran me ragged, back and forth across fields, up and down hills, and I realised through all the pain that I was finally becoming fit.
- My wife Mary and I were about 20 years younger than Phyllis, but she ran us ragged on our visits to California or hers to New York.
- Using every square yard of the pitch, those high-powered Adare forwards ran Croom ragged, pulled them wide then exploited the spaces in between.
- Didn't you run her ragged emotionally, make her a basket case?
- North Carolina will win nearly every time, but Princeton will run them ragged with their disciplined execution of plays.
- Those kids must really be running you ragged; you look terrible.
- As he hung up the phone, he turned to us with a wicked gleam in his eye, ‘You can't let these court clerks run you ragged!‘
- O'Driscoll was continuing to run Listowel ragged and the inevitable happened in the 26th minute when Camp scored again.
Synonyms
tire out, wear out, overtire, overtax, fatigue, weary, tire, drain, run someone into the ground, run someone ragged, enervate, sap, debilitate, prostrate, enfeeble

Derivatives

raggedly

adverb ˈraɡɪdliˈræɡədli

In the distance, you can see other camps rising raggedly out of the moraine, each looking like it has just been through a ruinous siege.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was breathing raggedly and his heartbeat was rapid.
- When we walked out of his house that day, I looked around me, at the raggedly dressed people hovering in the spaces between buildings, their lean-to hovels barely visible behind them.
- There were, however, disparaging remarks concerning the two European commentators accused of having ‘very raggedly handled the show’.
- He registers the first tug of loss as she strides on, hair flapping raggedly behind her over the collar of her blue jacket.

raggedness

noun ˈraɡɪdnəsˈræɡədnəs

The patchy raggedness of the moult gave him a somewhat mangy appearance, but by the end of June he was smooth and as lean as a hungry wolf in his summer coat.
Example sentencesExamples
- Though the stop at the inn had allowed a chance to clean up somewhat there were still smut staining on their clothing and a raggedness about them.
- I could hear the raggedness of his breathing and, after a moment, I felt his warm tears on my shoulder.
- The film had the conspicuous raggedness of a work hijacked by circumstance.
- Yet for all its raggedness, this tree has an air of captivating beauty, especially when it's fragile blooms veil it in white mists

Origin

Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr 'tufted' and Norwegian ragget 'shaggy'.

Rhymes

jagged

Definition of ragged in US English:

ragged

adjectiveˈraɡədˈræɡəd

1(of cloth or clothes) old and torn.
（布，衣物）破旧的，破烂的
Example sentencesExamples
- He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face.
- I carried her with me and placed her on the ladder and she scrambled up, her little, ragged dress catching momentarily on the nails of the rafters.
- His pants were also torn and ragged at the bottom and there were various holes and rips in them.
- He was a big man and unlike the villagers his clothes weren't ragged.
- They also removed his clothes changing it with a ragged shirt and leaving his cycling shorts all alone.
- The shouts of an old woman dressed in ragged clothes surprised us.
- He was wearing a long, ragged shirt with a cut in the sleeve and a frayed edge.
- An women in ragged cloths with one dirty infant in her arms approaches my car which stopped at a red light in Shahbag.
- The brute wore a white, sleeveless shirt tight against his large muscles and a ragged vest over it.
- His eye was swollen, his lip bleeding, his hands dirty, his clothes ragged.
- He wore ragged trousers and a grubby torn shirt that was far too big for him and looked as though it was a type of tent.
- There'd been an old drifter who'd stopped by for lodgings with his ragged hat and scarf, everything he owned in a beat-up pack.
- He was clad in a black ragged cloak that hung around his body like a veil of darkness.
- His pants were ragged as well, although his clothes were not too big for him.
- A street artist, dressed in a ragged canvas jacket and a simple blue felt hat is drawing on the sidewalk with chalk.
- All she wore was a ragged shirt that was torn at the sleeves and the abdomen, exposing a strip of pale skin around her slender waist.
- He wore a torn shirt, and ragged trousers, which were an olive-green.
- Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn and ragged.
- They were little boys and little girls that were covered in dirt and mud while their clothes were ragged in that smelly dump.
- The children he was handing the pesos to were dressed in ragged clothing and dirt covered their hands and faces.
Synonyms
tattered, in tatters, torn, ripped, split, in holes, holey, moth-eaten, frayed, worn, worn out, well worn, worn to shreds, falling to pieces, threadbare, the worse for wear, patched, scruffy, shabby, decrepit, old
1. 1.1 (of a person) wearing old and torn clothes; unkempt.
  （人）穿着破旧衣服的，衣衫褴褛的
  a ragged child
  衣衫褴褛的孩子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ragged boy squeaked and quickly dipped his free hand into his shirt and offered up Tyran's chip pouch.
  Cows wander the streets, ragged children pester dogs with sticks, tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric.
  Beside me in the line were ragged mothers with their children in their arms, and at their feet, old infirm men, and young men who are in destitute circumstances.
  He was a ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a silver ship descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake.
  A group of fierce, ragged men stood at the edge of the field, staring but not moving.
  They were a ragged bunch, wearing clothes that looked as if they hadn't seen a good wash in weeks at best.
  Synonyms
  dressed in rags, shabby, unkempt
2. 1.2 (of an animal) having a rough, shaggy coat.
  （动物）皮毛粗浓蓬乱的
  a pair of ragged ponies
  一对皮毛蓬乱的马驹。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His imagination was fevered, he thought of himself as a knight from a bygone era and moved around like one, riding a ragged horse.
  A ragged pigeon with one scabby leg is slouching wearily on my window-sill.
  Her shaggy, ragged coat, thick with its winter growth, was still not enough to keep out the biting cold that had come with last night's ice storm.
  Before it could continue a shrill shriek filled the air as a ragged black bird flew in and snatched the Amulet.
  Just then, a ragged Great-tailed Grackle flew into some nearby scrub.
2Having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline.
（表面）凹凸不平的，粗糙的；（边缘）参差不齐的；（轮廓）不规则的
a ragged coastline
犬牙交错的海岸线。
Example sentencesExamples
- Such mills have large diameter rolls with surfaces that are roughened or ragged to increase the coefficient of friction.
- The buildings are made from a sandy beige stone, doorways are partially blocked with sandbags, windows are ragged blackened holes.
- An iceberg smashes its way to the surface, all sharp angles and ragged edges, rearing over the barely visible remains of a crushed and sinking ship.
- I always hated biting my nails because it caused them to become all ragged.
- However, because of the ragged surface, the meshwork structure can be observed only on the inner shell surface.
- The detonations collapsed the three-storey house in on itself, leaving a ragged hole in the street's facade, as though a tooth had been torn from a smile.
- It is wreathed in ragged cloud and rivers pour off its edges to fray 350 metres down towards the desert floor.
- The edges will look a little ragged, so trim them if you prefer a neat edge.
- Along with illuminating the critters, they make it easer to see the edge of ragged Colorado roads, and can be handy for setting up camp.
- Anyone wanting an overview of the area should take the road that winds up to the top of Monte Mora, highest of the granite peaks that dominate the rugged, ragged coast.
- The coastline of Galicia has a ragged quality to it that takes the form of many bays and inlets which are known locally as rias.
- Paint the wall a bright green, then rip masking tape to create an uneven, ragged edge.
- The result is a division of the initial planar shape into several pieces with ragged fractal edges.
- A single very small spherical shell is characterized by a lumpy to ragged surface and numerous short spines.
- See your doctor when the border or the edge of the mole is not smooth but irregular or ragged.
- In addition, the cuticle of the fingernails often gets very ragged, overgrown, and irregular.
- The war had begun six months earlier, and by now the fighting had narrowed down to the ragged eastern edge of the country.
- There are plenty of shocks and jolts in this journey through ragged plains, rugged mountains, murky organisations and lethal hit men.
- This gorgeous coastline of ragged bluffs, sea stacks, and mountains could become home.
- Its walls were stained, its carpets ragged, but to us it was heaven.
Synonyms
jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular, broken
1. 2.1Printing (especially of a right margin) uneven because the lines are unjustified.
  〔印刷〕（尤指右边距）未对齐的
3Lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity.
不完善的，不协调的，不流畅的；粗劣的
the ragged discipline of the players
球员松松垮垮的训练状况。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Cure Hill side relentlessly plundered the runs, aided by some very ragged fielding.
- He started to run again: not a smooth sprint but a ragged lope that screamed exhaustion.
- Subsequent campaigns were ragged and ineffective.
- From a production standpoint, the album is crisp enough to sustain the songs, yet lacking just enough fidelity to complement his ragged delivery.
- Orion kept the pressure on their opponents, whose play was ragged and lacked co-ordination.
- When the team embarked on a trek through Texas, parts of its game were rough and ragged.
- His command of six strings incorporates a hair-raising degree of proficiency and versatility from tingling jangles to hypnotic jigs and ragged fragments of blues.
- Plantations without adequate weed control may look ragged and ill kept.
- Of course, this isn't a new story - the leading edge of CSS support has always been pretty ragged.
- The snap of close on two hundred crossbows firing in a ragged volley was a sound like sharp applause.
- Weather conditions played havoc, producing for the most part rather ragged football.
- From the wonky lines and ragged colouring, the artists involved can't be much older than 10.
- Lyon are in control in these early moments, United looking slightly ragged in their pursuit of the ball already.
- Arsenal, who are looking increasingly ragged, win a free-kick just outside the box.
- Regrettably, uneven casting and some ragged ensemble from both singers and orchestra left the impression that they had bitten off more than they could chew.
- If you watch warm-ups at the typical age group meet, you'll see much more ragged than smooth movement.
- Hawick were also made to pay for some ragged discipline on 20 minutes when their captain Roddy Deans was sin-binned for a late tackle.
- Robredo's game is getting increasingly ragged and he still appears to be upset by his altercation with the umpire.
- Lines were ragged, several dancers shuffled into place and many seemed unsure of cues.
- Ness sounds as hushed, gravelly, and desperate as always, singing over that ragged guitar twang.
Synonyms
disorganized, in disarray, confused, in confusion, disordered, disorderly
1. 3.1 (of a sound) rough or uneven.
  （声音）刺耳的，粗嘎的
  he could hear her ragged breathing
  Example sentencesExamples
  The room stilled, broken only by the sound of Kristyn's ragged sobs.
  Anna's breath came in ragged gasps as she flew with all her might to Justin's house.
  Blanche gasped, a ragged sound, her fair, trembling hand jumping to cover her mouth.
  "Twenty in all, " her brother answered, his voice ragged.
  Sweat trickled over my clammy skin as ragged gasps echoed over the still silence of dark.
  Not only that, but her voice - a bit raspy at the best of times - sounds downright ragged and weary here.
  They carried Kharasil up the corridors in a wave of nervous chatter, the ragged sound of a giggle falling obscenely in the narrow space.
  In the distance now they could hear the sounds of many more men shouting, a ragged chorus that rose over the clatter of steel against steel.
  The sound of ragged, empty breathing passed by her door and Chandra sleepily threw back her covers and clambered out of bed.
  His laugh turned into a ragged, tearing coughing.
  Her breath sounded ragged in her ears and her chest was tight.
  But I can see her chest rising and falling, and I can hear how ragged her breathing is.
  The raw emotion in his voice, tearing it and making it ragged, had been real when we talked that night at the top of the tower.
  After a moment, the sound of ragged breath reached his ears, was she crying?
  My voice sounded ragged, not my own, and I realized I hadn't used it on over a week.
  She looked down at Spitz whose respiration was so ragged that she sounded like she was suffocating slowly.
  The ragged sound of tapping valves beneath the dusty hoods of several trucks fills the air, which smells strongly of diesel fuel.
  "I'm sorry, " she said, her voice ragged and husky from weeping.
  Expelling a ragged sigh, Sahara wandered over to the sound system and put in a CD.
  I rest my hot cheek against the car window and cry, hating both myself and the ragged sobs that split the silence in the Jetta like a knife.
4Suffering from exhaustion or stress.
精疲力竭的，疲惫不堪的；有压力的
he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes
他显得有点疲惫，眼圈下部发黑。
Example sentencesExamples
- I could say that the effect of the dream was to leave me feeling limp and ragged all day since.
- What better strategy than to stay above the fray, while a bunch of ragged and raw aspirants squabble into a loss in November 2008?
- The three children's playtime was interrupted as an exhausted and ragged looking lady barged out from the bushes.
- I was surprised she hadn't hospitalized my brothers; they both looked ragged and haunted and exhausted.
- Looking at the team she realized just how ragged and exhausted everyone was.
- He looked much more ragged and tired than when he had stabbed her.

Phrases

run someone ragged

Exhaust someone by making them undertake a lot of physical activity.
使精疲力竭
Example sentencesExamples
- Using every square yard of the pitch, those high-powered Adare forwards ran Croom ragged, pulled them wide then exploited the spaces in between.
- Despite admitting that he was run ragged by playing basketball with the kids, he said he was considering making it an annual event for the future.
- Those kids must really be running you ragged; you look terrible.
- There were certain areas where we had youths in gangs of 20 or 25 causing serious problems for residents and running us ragged.
- O'Driscoll was continuing to run Listowel ragged and the inevitable happened in the 26th minute when Camp scored again.
- My wife Mary and I were about 20 years younger than Phyllis, but she ran us ragged on our visits to California or hers to New York.
- He ran me ragged, back and forth across fields, up and down hills, and I realised through all the pain that I was finally becoming fit.
- As he hung up the phone, he turned to us with a wicked gleam in his eye, ‘You can't let these court clerks run you ragged!‘
- Didn't you run her ragged emotionally, make her a basket case?
- North Carolina will win nearly every time, but Princeton will run them ragged with their disciplined execution of plays.
Synonyms
tire out, wear out, overtire, overtax, fatigue, weary, tire, drain, run someone into the ground, run someone ragged, enervate, sap, debilitate, prostrate, enfeeble

Origin

Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr ‘tufted’ and Norwegian ragget ‘shaggy’.

词汇	ragged
释义	Definition of ragged in English: ragged adjective ˈraɡɪdˈræɡəd 1(of cloth or clothes) old and torn. （布，衣物）破旧的，破烂的 a rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes Example sentencesExamples He was wearing a long, ragged shirt with a cut in the sleeve and a frayed edge. A street artist, dressed in a ragged canvas jacket and a simple blue felt hat is drawing on the sidewalk with chalk. An women in ragged cloths with one dirty infant in her arms approaches my car which stopped at a red light in Shahbag. The children he was handing the pesos to were dressed in ragged clothing and dirt covered their hands and faces. His pants were also torn and ragged at the bottom and there were various holes and rips in them. All she wore was a ragged shirt that was torn at the sleeves and the abdomen, exposing a strip of pale skin around her slender waist. He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn and ragged. He was a big man and unlike the villagers his clothes weren't ragged. I carried her with me and placed her on the ladder and she scrambled up, her little, ragged dress catching momentarily on the nails of the rafters. He was clad in a black ragged cloak that hung around his body like a veil of darkness. They also removed his clothes changing it with a ragged shirt and leaving his cycling shorts all alone. The brute wore a white, sleeveless shirt tight against his large muscles and a ragged vest over it. There'd been an old drifter who'd stopped by for lodgings with his ragged hat and scarf, everything he owned in a beat-up pack. The shouts of an old woman dressed in ragged clothes surprised us. He wore a torn shirt, and ragged trousers, which were an olive-green. He wore ragged trousers and a grubby torn shirt that was far too big for him and looked as though it was a type of tent. His pants were ragged as well, although his clothes were not too big for him. They were little boys and little girls that were covered in dirt and mud while their clothes were ragged in that smelly dump. His eye was swollen, his lip bleeding, his hands dirty, his clothes ragged. Synonyms tattered, in tatters, torn, ripped, split, in holes, holey, moth-eaten, frayed, worn, worn out, well worn, worn to shreds, falling to pieces, threadbare, the worse for wear, patched, scruffy, shabby, decrepit, old informal tatty literary rent 1.1 Wearing old and torn clothes; unkempt. a ragged child 衣衫褴褛的孩子。 Example sentencesExamples They were a ragged bunch, wearing clothes that looked as if they hadn't seen a good wash in weeks at best. He was a ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a silver ship descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake. A group of fierce, ragged men stood at the edge of the field, staring but not moving. Beside me in the line were ragged mothers with their children in their arms, and at their feet, old infirm men, and young men who are in destitute circumstances. Cows wander the streets, ragged children pester dogs with sticks, tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric. The ragged boy squeaked and quickly dipped his free hand into his shirt and offered up Tyran's chip pouch. Synonyms dressed in rags, shabby, unkempt British down at heel 1.2 (of an animal) having a rough, shaggy coat. （动物）皮毛粗浓蓬乱的 a pair of ragged ponies 一对皮毛蓬乱的马驹。 Example sentencesExamples Just then, a ragged Great-tailed Grackle flew into some nearby scrub. His imagination was fevered, he thought of himself as a knight from a bygone era and moved around like one, riding a ragged horse. A ragged pigeon with one scabby leg is slouching wearily on my window-sill. Her shaggy, ragged coat, thick with its winter growth, was still not enough to keep out the biting cold that had come with last night's ice storm. Before it could continue a shrill shriek filled the air as a ragged black bird flew in and snatched the Amulet. 2Having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline. （表面）凹凸不平的，粗糙的；（边缘）参差不齐的；（轮廓）不规则的 a ragged coastline 犬牙交错的海岸线。 Example sentencesExamples The war had begun six months earlier, and by now the fighting had narrowed down to the ragged eastern edge of the country. The edges will look a little ragged, so trim them if you prefer a neat edge. Such mills have large diameter rolls with surfaces that are roughened or ragged to increase the coefficient of friction. Along with illuminating the critters, they make it easer to see the edge of ragged Colorado roads, and can be handy for setting up camp. There are plenty of shocks and jolts in this journey through ragged plains, rugged mountains, murky organisations and lethal hit men. Paint the wall a bright green, then rip masking tape to create an uneven, ragged edge. The coastline of Galicia has a ragged quality to it that takes the form of many bays and inlets which are known locally as rias. In addition, the cuticle of the fingernails often gets very ragged, overgrown, and irregular. The buildings are made from a sandy beige stone, doorways are partially blocked with sandbags, windows are ragged blackened holes. Its walls were stained, its carpets ragged, but to us it was heaven. See your doctor when the border or the edge of the mole is not smooth but irregular or ragged. An iceberg smashes its way to the surface, all sharp angles and ragged edges, rearing over the barely visible remains of a crushed and sinking ship. However, because of the ragged surface, the meshwork structure can be observed only on the inner shell surface. The detonations collapsed the three-storey house in on itself, leaving a ragged hole in the street's facade, as though a tooth had been torn from a smile. It is wreathed in ragged cloud and rivers pour off its edges to fray 350 metres down towards the desert floor. A single very small spherical shell is characterized by a lumpy to ragged surface and numerous short spines. This gorgeous coastline of ragged bluffs, sea stacks, and mountains could become home. I always hated biting my nails because it caused them to become all ragged. Anyone wanting an overview of the area should take the road that winds up to the top of Monte Mora, highest of the granite peaks that dominate the rugged, ragged coast. The result is a division of the initial planar shape into several pieces with ragged fractal edges. Synonyms jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular, broken 2.1Printing (especially of a right margin) uneven because the lines are unjustified. 〔印刷〕（尤指右边距）未对齐的 3Lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity. 不完善的，不协调的，不流畅的；粗劣的 the ragged discipline of the players 球员松松垮垮的训练状况。 Example sentencesExamples Subsequent campaigns were ragged and ineffective. Arsenal, who are looking increasingly ragged, win a free-kick just outside the box. From a production standpoint, the album is crisp enough to sustain the songs, yet lacking just enough fidelity to complement his ragged delivery. He started to run again: not a smooth sprint but a ragged lope that screamed exhaustion. Lyon are in control in these early moments, United looking slightly ragged in their pursuit of the ball already. The Cure Hill side relentlessly plundered the runs, aided by some very ragged fielding. Lines were ragged, several dancers shuffled into place and many seemed unsure of cues. Orion kept the pressure on their opponents, whose play was ragged and lacked co-ordination. Ness sounds as hushed, gravelly, and desperate as always, singing over that ragged guitar twang. When the team embarked on a trek through Texas, parts of its game were rough and ragged. Of course, this isn't a new story - the leading edge of CSS support has always been pretty ragged. The snap of close on two hundred crossbows firing in a ragged volley was a sound like sharp applause. Robredo's game is getting increasingly ragged and he still appears to be upset by his altercation with the umpire. From the wonky lines and ragged colouring, the artists involved can't be much older than 10. If you watch warm-ups at the typical age group meet, you'll see much more ragged than smooth movement. His command of six strings incorporates a hair-raising degree of proficiency and versatility from tingling jangles to hypnotic jigs and ragged fragments of blues. Hawick were also made to pay for some ragged discipline on 20 minutes when their captain Roddy Deans was sin-binned for a late tackle. Plantations without adequate weed control may look ragged and ill kept. Weather conditions played havoc, producing for the most part rather ragged football. Regrettably, uneven casting and some ragged ensemble from both singers and orchestra left the impression that they had bitten off more than they could chew. Synonyms disorganized, in disarray, confused, in confusion, disordered, disorderly muddled, jumbled, in a muddle/jumble, straggling, straggly, fragmented 3.1 (of a sound) not controlled; uneven. （声音）刺耳的，粗嘎的 he could hear her ragged breathing Example sentencesExamples After a moment, the sound of ragged breath reached his ears, was she crying? Her breath sounded ragged in her ears and her chest was tight. The raw emotion in his voice, tearing it and making it ragged, had been real when we talked that night at the top of the tower. Not only that, but her voice - a bit raspy at the best of times - sounds downright ragged and weary here. His laugh turned into a ragged, tearing coughing. I rest my hot cheek against the car window and cry, hating both myself and the ragged sobs that split the silence in the Jetta like a knife. "Twenty in all, " her brother answered, his voice ragged. Anna's breath came in ragged gasps as she flew with all her might to Justin's house. The sound of ragged, empty breathing passed by her door and Chandra sleepily threw back her covers and clambered out of bed. Sweat trickled over my clammy skin as ragged gasps echoed over the still silence of dark. The room stilled, broken only by the sound of Kristyn's ragged sobs. But I can see her chest rising and falling, and I can hear how ragged her breathing is. They carried Kharasil up the corridors in a wave of nervous chatter, the ragged sound of a giggle falling obscenely in the narrow space. The ragged sound of tapping valves beneath the dusty hoods of several trucks fills the air, which smells strongly of diesel fuel. In the distance now they could hear the sounds of many more men shouting, a ragged chorus that rose over the clatter of steel against steel. Blanche gasped, a ragged sound, her fair, trembling hand jumping to cover her mouth. Expelling a ragged sigh, Sahara wandered over to the sound system and put in a CD. She looked down at Spitz whose respiration was so ragged that she sounded like she was suffocating slowly. My voice sounded ragged, not my own, and I realized I hadn't used it on over a week. "I'm sorry, " she said, her voice ragged and husky from weeping. 4Suffering from exhaustion or stress. 精疲力竭的，疲惫不堪的；有压力的 he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes 他显得有点疲惫，眼圈下部发黑。 Example sentencesExamples Looking at the team she realized just how ragged and exhausted everyone was. I was surprised she hadn't hospitalized my brothers; they both looked ragged and haunted and exhausted. He looked much more ragged and tired than when he had stabbed her. What better strategy than to stay above the fray, while a bunch of ragged and raw aspirants squabble into a loss in November 2008? The three children's playtime was interrupted as an exhausted and ragged looking lady barged out from the bushes. I could say that the effect of the dream was to leave me feeling limp and ragged all day since. Phrases run someone ragged Exhaust someone by making them undertake a lot of physical activity. 使精疲力竭 for 20 minutes Middlesbrough ran us ragged Example sentencesExamples There were certain areas where we had youths in gangs of 20 or 25 causing serious problems for residents and running us ragged. Despite admitting that he was run ragged by playing basketball with the kids, he said he was considering making it an annual event for the future. He ran me ragged, back and forth across fields, up and down hills, and I realised through all the pain that I was finally becoming fit. My wife Mary and I were about 20 years younger than Phyllis, but she ran us ragged on our visits to California or hers to New York. Using every square yard of the pitch, those high-powered Adare forwards ran Croom ragged, pulled them wide then exploited the spaces in between. Didn't you run her ragged emotionally, make her a basket case? North Carolina will win nearly every time, but Princeton will run them ragged with their disciplined execution of plays. Those kids must really be running you ragged; you look terrible. As he hung up the phone, he turned to us with a wicked gleam in his eye, ‘You can't let these court clerks run you ragged!‘ O'Driscoll was continuing to run Listowel ragged and the inevitable happened in the 26th minute when Camp scored again. Synonyms tire out, wear out, overtire, overtax, fatigue, weary, tire, drain, run someone into the ground, run someone ragged, enervate, sap, debilitate, prostrate, enfeeble Derivatives raggedly adverb ˈraɡɪdliˈræɡədli In the distance, you can see other camps rising raggedly out of the moraine, each looking like it has just been through a ruinous siege. Example sentencesExamples He was breathing raggedly and his heartbeat was rapid. When we walked out of his house that day, I looked around me, at the raggedly dressed people hovering in the spaces between buildings, their lean-to hovels barely visible behind them. There were, however, disparaging remarks concerning the two European commentators accused of having ‘very raggedly handled the show’. He registers the first tug of loss as she strides on, hair flapping raggedly behind her over the collar of her blue jacket. raggedness noun ˈraɡɪdnəsˈræɡədnəs The patchy raggedness of the moult gave him a somewhat mangy appearance, but by the end of June he was smooth and as lean as a hungry wolf in his summer coat. Example sentencesExamples Though the stop at the inn had allowed a chance to clean up somewhat there were still smut staining on their clothing and a raggedness about them. I could hear the raggedness of his breathing and, after a moment, I felt his warm tears on my shoulder. The film had the conspicuous raggedness of a work hijacked by circumstance. Yet for all its raggedness, this tree has an air of captivating beauty, especially when it's fragile blooms veil it in white mists Origin Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr 'tufted' and Norwegian ragget 'shaggy'. Rhymes jagged adj.1 phr. Definition of ragged in US English: ragged adjectiveˈraɡədˈræɡəd 1(of cloth or clothes) old and torn. （布，衣物）破旧的，破烂的 Example sentencesExamples He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face. I carried her with me and placed her on the ladder and she scrambled up, her little, ragged dress catching momentarily on the nails of the rafters. His pants were also torn and ragged at the bottom and there were various holes and rips in them. He was a big man and unlike the villagers his clothes weren't ragged. They also removed his clothes changing it with a ragged shirt and leaving his cycling shorts all alone. The shouts of an old woman dressed in ragged clothes surprised us. He was wearing a long, ragged shirt with a cut in the sleeve and a frayed edge. An women in ragged cloths with one dirty infant in her arms approaches my car which stopped at a red light in Shahbag. The brute wore a white, sleeveless shirt tight against his large muscles and a ragged vest over it. His eye was swollen, his lip bleeding, his hands dirty, his clothes ragged. He wore ragged trousers and a grubby torn shirt that was far too big for him and looked as though it was a type of tent. There'd been an old drifter who'd stopped by for lodgings with his ragged hat and scarf, everything he owned in a beat-up pack. He was clad in a black ragged cloak that hung around his body like a veil of darkness. His pants were ragged as well, although his clothes were not too big for him. A street artist, dressed in a ragged canvas jacket and a simple blue felt hat is drawing on the sidewalk with chalk. All she wore was a ragged shirt that was torn at the sleeves and the abdomen, exposing a strip of pale skin around her slender waist. He wore a torn shirt, and ragged trousers, which were an olive-green. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn and ragged. They were little boys and little girls that were covered in dirt and mud while their clothes were ragged in that smelly dump. The children he was handing the pesos to were dressed in ragged clothing and dirt covered their hands and faces. Synonyms tattered, in tatters, torn, ripped, split, in holes, holey, moth-eaten, frayed, worn, worn out, well worn, worn to shreds, falling to pieces, threadbare, the worse for wear, patched, scruffy, shabby, decrepit, old 1.1 (of a person) wearing old and torn clothes; unkempt. （人）穿着破旧衣服的，衣衫褴褛的 a ragged child 衣衫褴褛的孩子。 Example sentencesExamples The ragged boy squeaked and quickly dipped his free hand into his shirt and offered up Tyran's chip pouch. Cows wander the streets, ragged children pester dogs with sticks, tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric. Beside me in the line were ragged mothers with their children in their arms, and at their feet, old infirm men, and young men who are in destitute circumstances. He was a ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a silver ship descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake. A group of fierce, ragged men stood at the edge of the field, staring but not moving. They were a ragged bunch, wearing clothes that looked as if they hadn't seen a good wash in weeks at best. Synonyms dressed in rags, shabby, unkempt 1.2 (of an animal) having a rough, shaggy coat. （动物）皮毛粗浓蓬乱的 a pair of ragged ponies 一对皮毛蓬乱的马驹。 Example sentencesExamples His imagination was fevered, he thought of himself as a knight from a bygone era and moved around like one, riding a ragged horse. A ragged pigeon with one scabby leg is slouching wearily on my window-sill. Her shaggy, ragged coat, thick with its winter growth, was still not enough to keep out the biting cold that had come with last night's ice storm. Before it could continue a shrill shriek filled the air as a ragged black bird flew in and snatched the Amulet. Just then, a ragged Great-tailed Grackle flew into some nearby scrub. 2Having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline. （表面）凹凸不平的，粗糙的；（边缘）参差不齐的；（轮廓）不规则的 a ragged coastline 犬牙交错的海岸线。 Example sentencesExamples Such mills have large diameter rolls with surfaces that are roughened or ragged to increase the coefficient of friction. The buildings are made from a sandy beige stone, doorways are partially blocked with sandbags, windows are ragged blackened holes. An iceberg smashes its way to the surface, all sharp angles and ragged edges, rearing over the barely visible remains of a crushed and sinking ship. I always hated biting my nails because it caused them to become all ragged. However, because of the ragged surface, the meshwork structure can be observed only on the inner shell surface. The detonations collapsed the three-storey house in on itself, leaving a ragged hole in the street's facade, as though a tooth had been torn from a smile. It is wreathed in ragged cloud and rivers pour off its edges to fray 350 metres down towards the desert floor. The edges will look a little ragged, so trim them if you prefer a neat edge. Along with illuminating the critters, they make it easer to see the edge of ragged Colorado roads, and can be handy for setting up camp. Anyone wanting an overview of the area should take the road that winds up to the top of Monte Mora, highest of the granite peaks that dominate the rugged, ragged coast. The coastline of Galicia has a ragged quality to it that takes the form of many bays and inlets which are known locally as rias. Paint the wall a bright green, then rip masking tape to create an uneven, ragged edge. The result is a division of the initial planar shape into several pieces with ragged fractal edges. A single very small spherical shell is characterized by a lumpy to ragged surface and numerous short spines. See your doctor when the border or the edge of the mole is not smooth but irregular or ragged. In addition, the cuticle of the fingernails often gets very ragged, overgrown, and irregular. The war had begun six months earlier, and by now the fighting had narrowed down to the ragged eastern edge of the country. There are plenty of shocks and jolts in this journey through ragged plains, rugged mountains, murky organisations and lethal hit men. This gorgeous coastline of ragged bluffs, sea stacks, and mountains could become home. Its walls were stained, its carpets ragged, but to us it was heaven. Synonyms jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular, broken 2.1Printing (especially of a right margin) uneven because the lines are unjustified. 〔印刷〕（尤指右边距）未对齐的 3Lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity. 不完善的，不协调的，不流畅的；粗劣的 the ragged discipline of the players 球员松松垮垮的训练状况。 Example sentencesExamples The Cure Hill side relentlessly plundered the runs, aided by some very ragged fielding. He started to run again: not a smooth sprint but a ragged lope that screamed exhaustion. Subsequent campaigns were ragged and ineffective. From a production standpoint, the album is crisp enough to sustain the songs, yet lacking just enough fidelity to complement his ragged delivery. Orion kept the pressure on their opponents, whose play was ragged and lacked co-ordination. When the team embarked on a trek through Texas, parts of its game were rough and ragged. His command of six strings incorporates a hair-raising degree of proficiency and versatility from tingling jangles to hypnotic jigs and ragged fragments of blues. Plantations without adequate weed control may look ragged and ill kept. Of course, this isn't a new story - the leading edge of CSS support has always been pretty ragged. The snap of close on two hundred crossbows firing in a ragged volley was a sound like sharp applause. Weather conditions played havoc, producing for the most part rather ragged football. From the wonky lines and ragged colouring, the artists involved can't be much older than 10. Lyon are in control in these early moments, United looking slightly ragged in their pursuit of the ball already. Arsenal, who are looking increasingly ragged, win a free-kick just outside the box. Regrettably, uneven casting and some ragged ensemble from both singers and orchestra left the impression that they had bitten off more than they could chew. If you watch warm-ups at the typical age group meet, you'll see much more ragged than smooth movement. Hawick were also made to pay for some ragged discipline on 20 minutes when their captain Roddy Deans was sin-binned for a late tackle. Robredo's game is getting increasingly ragged and he still appears to be upset by his altercation with the umpire. Lines were ragged, several dancers shuffled into place and many seemed unsure of cues. Ness sounds as hushed, gravelly, and desperate as always, singing over that ragged guitar twang. Synonyms disorganized, in disarray, confused, in confusion, disordered, disorderly 3.1 (of a sound) rough or uneven. （声音）刺耳的，粗嘎的 he could hear her ragged breathing Example sentencesExamples The room stilled, broken only by the sound of Kristyn's ragged sobs. Anna's breath came in ragged gasps as she flew with all her might to Justin's house. Blanche gasped, a ragged sound, her fair, trembling hand jumping to cover her mouth. "Twenty in all, " her brother answered, his voice ragged. Sweat trickled over my clammy skin as ragged gasps echoed over the still silence of dark. Not only that, but her voice - a bit raspy at the best of times - sounds downright ragged and weary here. They carried Kharasil up the corridors in a wave of nervous chatter, the ragged sound of a giggle falling obscenely in the narrow space. In the distance now they could hear the sounds of many more men shouting, a ragged chorus that rose over the clatter of steel against steel. The sound of ragged, empty breathing passed by her door and Chandra sleepily threw back her covers and clambered out of bed. His laugh turned into a ragged, tearing coughing. Her breath sounded ragged in her ears and her chest was tight. But I can see her chest rising and falling, and I can hear how ragged her breathing is. The raw emotion in his voice, tearing it and making it ragged, had been real when we talked that night at the top of the tower. After a moment, the sound of ragged breath reached his ears, was she crying? My voice sounded ragged, not my own, and I realized I hadn't used it on over a week. She looked down at Spitz whose respiration was so ragged that she sounded like she was suffocating slowly. The ragged sound of tapping valves beneath the dusty hoods of several trucks fills the air, which smells strongly of diesel fuel. "I'm sorry, " she said, her voice ragged and husky from weeping. Expelling a ragged sigh, Sahara wandered over to the sound system and put in a CD. I rest my hot cheek against the car window and cry, hating both myself and the ragged sobs that split the silence in the Jetta like a knife. 4Suffering from exhaustion or stress. 精疲力竭的，疲惫不堪的；有压力的 he looked a little ragged, a little shadowy beneath the eyes 他显得有点疲惫，眼圈下部发黑。 Example sentencesExamples I could say that the effect of the dream was to leave me feeling limp and ragged all day since. What better strategy than to stay above the fray, while a bunch of ragged and raw aspirants squabble into a loss in November 2008? The three children's playtime was interrupted as an exhausted and ragged looking lady barged out from the bushes. I was surprised she hadn't hospitalized my brothers; they both looked ragged and haunted and exhausted. Looking at the team she realized just how ragged and exhausted everyone was. He looked much more ragged and tired than when he had stabbed her. Phrases run someone ragged Exhaust someone by making them undertake a lot of physical activity. 使精疲力竭 Example sentencesExamples Using every square yard of the pitch, those high-powered Adare forwards ran Croom ragged, pulled them wide then exploited the spaces in between. Despite admitting that he was run ragged by playing basketball with the kids, he said he was considering making it an annual event for the future. Those kids must really be running you ragged; you look terrible. There were certain areas where we had youths in gangs of 20 or 25 causing serious problems for residents and running us ragged. O'Driscoll was continuing to run Listowel ragged and the inevitable happened in the 26th minute when Camp scored again. My wife Mary and I were about 20 years younger than Phyllis, but she ran us ragged on our visits to California or hers to New York. He ran me ragged, back and forth across fields, up and down hills, and I realised through all the pain that I was finally becoming fit. As he hung up the phone, he turned to us with a wicked gleam in his eye, ‘You can't let these court clerks run you ragged!‘ Didn't you run her ragged emotionally, make her a basket case? North Carolina will win nearly every time, but Princeton will run them ragged with their disciplined execution of plays. Synonyms tire out, wear out, overtire, overtax, fatigue, weary, tire, drain, run someone into the ground, run someone ragged, enervate, sap, debilitate, prostrate, enfeeble Origin Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse rǫgvathr ‘tufted’ and Norwegian ragget ‘shaggy’. adj.1 phr.
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