raggedness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: raggedness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for raggedness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raggedness n a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven Synonym(s): roughness, raggedness Antonym(s): smoothness shabbiness by virtue of being in rags
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ragged \Rag"ged\, a. [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.] [bd]A ragged noise of mirth.[b8] --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"gedly}, adv. -- {Rag"gedness}, n.