Definition
Torn, worn, or tattered; looking rough and worn from use or poor condition.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'rogg' (tuft of wool) via Middle English 'ragge.' The word originally described hair standing on end, then evolved to describe torn cloth, and finally any worn or shabby appearance.
Kelly Says
The word 'ragged' traveled from describing wild hair to describing torn clothes, showing how textile conditions shaped medieval vocabulary—cloth was so valuable that words for its condition mattered deeply to people's lives.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
gerafeld
khe-RA-felt
BGБългарски
скъсан
ska-SAN
CACatalà
esquinçat
es-kin-SAAT
CSČeština
ošuntělý
o-shun-TE-lee
DEDeutsch
zerfetzt
tser-FETST
ELΕλληνικά
κουρελιασμένος
kou-re-lia-ZME-nos
ESEspañol
andrajoso
an-dra-HO-so
ETEesti
rebenes
RE-be-nes
EUEuskara
zarpail
zar-pa-IL
FISuomi
rikkinäinen
RIK-ki-nai-nen
FRFrançais
déchiré
day-shee-RAY
GLGalego
esfarrapado
es-fa-ra-PA-do
HIहिन्दी
फटा हुआ
pha-ta hua
HRHrvatski
oderan
o-DE-ran
HUMagyar
rongyos
RON-dyosh
IDBahasa Indonesia
lusuh
LU-suh
ITItaliano
stracciato
strat-CHA-to
JA日本語
ぼろぼろの
bo-ro bo-ro no
LTLietuvių
apdriskęs
ap-DRIS-kes
LVLatviešu
nodzēsts
nod-ZETS
MNМонгол
хувцас муутай
khuv-tsas muu-tai
MSBahasa Melayu
compang-camping
com-pang-cam-ping
MYမြန်မာ
စုတ်ပြတ်
sote-pyat
NLNederlands
gerafeld
khe-RA-felt
PLPolski
podarty
po-DAR-ty
PTPortuguês
esfarrapado
es-fa-ra-PA-do
RORomână
zdrențuit
zdren-tsu-EET
RUРусский
оборванный
o-bor-VAN-nyi
SKSlovenčina
obnosený
ob-no-SE-nee
SLSlovenščina
odrgnjen
od-RG-nyen
SWKiswahili
chakavu
cha-KA-vu
TEతెలుగు
చింపిరి
chim-pi-ri
TRTürkçe
yırtık pırtık
yir-tik pir-tik
UKУкраїнська
обірваний
o-bir-VA-nyi
URاردو
پھٹا ہوا
phat-ta hua
VITiếng Việt
rách rưới
rach ruoi