Ragged /(răg"gĕd)/

Rag·ged

Ragged

a.
  1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
  2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.
  3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
  4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
  5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
    What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?

Phrases & Compounds
Ragged lady
the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena).
Ragged robin
a plant of the genus Lychnis (Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
Ragged sailor
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.