\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.]
   ``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.