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Another word for ragged

Adjective

  1. Torn into or marked by shreds or tatters

    2. See also:

    better

  2. Having a surface that is not smooth

    3. See also:

    smooth

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Idioms:

    run ragged

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Sentence Examples

  • Her breathing was ragged, tears on her face.

  • Often the poor man is not so cold and hungry as he is dirty and ragged and gross.

  • He looked down, and she bounded to the kitchen, surprised to find her breathing ragged after such a simple kiss.

  • Cape Ann has a rugged interior and a ragged, rocky coast.

  • He drew a ragged breath.

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