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raggedness n. 破烂;粗糙;崎岖 破烂;粗糙;崎岖 raggedness n 1: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven [ synonym: { roughness}, { raggedness}] [ ant: { smoothness}] 2: shabbiness by virtue of being in ragsRagged \ Rag" ged\ ( r[ a^] g" g[ e^] d), a. [ From { Rag}, n.] 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [ R.] " A ragged noise of mirth." -- Herbert. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. [ 1913 Webster] What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] { Ragged lady} ( Bot.), the fennel flower ({ Nigella Damascena}). { Ragged robin} ( Bot.), a plant of the genus { Lychnis} ({ Lychnis 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.] [ 1913 Webster] -- { Rag" ged* ly}, adv. -- { Rag" ged* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] Raggie
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