1 : roughly unkempt.

Definition of ragged. • Through his increasingly deep, ragged breathing, he said her name once, twice. You can say that something is ragged when it is untidy or uneven. 1 (of cloth or clothes) old and torn. 5 a : …

4 : wearing tattered clothes. the full sentence is: "he took a deep ragged breath".

Lyon. ragged [= (more commonly) jagged] cliffs. French Sep 30, 2007 #6 une respiration saccadée ? • She looked quite ragged and unkempt. See more.

ragged adjective (IN BAD CONDITION) (of clothes) torn and usually in bad condition from too much use, or (of people) wearing clothes in this condition: A group of ragged children appeared, begging for coins. a ragged outline. 2 : having an irregular edge or outline. Nice Hinterland. ‘a rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes’.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. [more ragged; most ragged] 1. : having an edge or surface that is not straight or even. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Examples from the Corpus ragged • The blanket she wore over her shoulders was ragged and filthy. Unless you’re running a marathon, breathing may not be something you usually think about. raggedly adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB -ed] When you experience labored breathing, you can’t breathe easily and may even struggle to breathe. Labored breathing is distinguished from shortness of breath or dyspnea, which is the sensation of respiratory distress rather than a physical presentation. Learner's definition of RAGGED.
‘An women in ragged cloths with one dirty infant in her arms approaches my car which stopped at a red light in Shahbag.’. 3 a : torn or worn to tatters.

Ragged definition, clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.

b : worn-out from stress and strain ran herself ragged. "Une respiration hachée" would last longer than a deep breath, I think. She could hear his ragged breathing, as if he had been running. More example sentences.

2. O'Brien formed the men into a ragged line. • Much of Cassidy's concert seemed ragged and under-rehearsed. (as in sobs) pieanne Senior Member. adjective. Moon Palace Senior Member.