Used in a Sentence

ragged

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ragged.

Editorial note

The workers were getting run ragged though and after a few weeks the defect rate started creeping up.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

In tatters, having the texture broken.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ragged gathered in one view.

adjective

In tatters, having the texture broken.

adjective

Wearing tattered clothes.

adjective

Having rough edges; jagged or uneven

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ragged.

adjective

In tatters, having the texture broken.

adjective

Having rough edges; jagged or uneven

Example sentences

1

The workers were getting run ragged though and after a few weeks the defect rate started creeping up.

2

String theory often gets ragged on for not having any direct practical applications, which is certainly true.

3

Still no browser does a half-decent job of avoiding ragged-right text[1], give you decent margins on un-styled content, etc.

4

It would quite often go to the ragged edge of what you can fit in a 32 bit quantity.

5

IT centers that have to support hundreds or thousands of users aren't going to buy macs, because they'd run themselves ragged supporting them.

6

Both look ugly OSX ones are too ragged, Ubuntu are too sharp.

7

My copy of Don't Make Me Think is ragged because of how much I've read, referenced, shared, and noted in it.

8

I'd buy a Sharpie, a piece of cardboard, and some ragged clothes at Goodwill, and stand out on a street corner.

9

I'll admit that ragged on all the Aeron-acquiring startups back in '97-99, too.

10

It is a bullshit argument - I shouldn't have to run myself ragged.

11

Just amateur toys and fonts with ragged edges.

12

Then an external index can point to all the ragged restart offsets, or some applications may be able to just scan for the distinct byte-patterns of likely restart offsets.

Quote examples

1

I get ragged on for saying "sawry" instead of "sorry", however.

2

I also found a Portuguese word "crespo" meaning something like "ragged".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ragged in a sentence?

The workers were getting run ragged though and after a few weeks the defect rate started creeping up.

What does ragged mean?

In tatters, having the texture broken.

What part of speech is ragged?

ragged is commonly used as adjective.