Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From {Rag}, n.]
   1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
      as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
      
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   2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
      jagged; as, ragged rocks.
      
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   3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
      "A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert.
      
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   4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
      
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   5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
      
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            What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
      
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   {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.]
      
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 -- {Ragged*ly}, adv. -- {Ragged*ness}, n.
      
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 Raggie