ragged

a. கந்தையான, கிழிந்த, கந்தையணிந்த, பம்பை பறட்டையான, விளிம்புநைந்த, தாறுமாறான விளிம்புடைய, ஏறுமாறான, கரடுமுரடான, திருத்தமற்ற, சிராய்ப்புவாய்ந்த, முட்பிளவுப்ள் நிறைந்த, அளவொவ்வாத, பொருத்தமற்ற யாப்பு வகையில் பிழைமலிந்த.

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Rag"ged, a. Etym: [From Rag, n.] 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.] "A ragged noise of mirth." Herbert. 4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. 5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. What shepherd owns those ragged sheep Dryden. Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower (Nigella Damascena). -- Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis (L. 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.] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n.

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