Rotten vs Ragged - What's the difference?
rotten | ragged |
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
In a state of decay.
Cruel, mean or immoral.
Bad or terrible.
To an extreme degree.
(rag)
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.
Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged.
Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
* (rfdate) .
Wearing tattered clothes.
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
* (rfdate), .
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 19
, author=Paul fletcher
, title=Blackpool 1-2 West Ham
, work=BBC Sport
As a noun rotten
is .As a verb ragged is
(rag).As an adjective ragged is
rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.rotten
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten .
- The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten .
- His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten .
- That man is a rotten father.
- This rotten policy will create more injustice in this country.
- Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
- It was a rotten idea to take the boat out today.
- She has the flu and feels rotten .
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "rotten" is often applied: wood, food, egg, meat, fruit, tomato, apple, banana, milk, vegetable, stuff, tooth, smell, person, kid, bastard, scoundrel, weather.Adverb
(en adverb)- That kid is spoilt rotten .
- The girls fancy him something rotten .
Anagrams
* ----ragged
English
(Webster 1913)Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- a ragged coat
- a ragged sail
- ragged rocks
- A ragged noise of mirth.
- a ragged fellow
- What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?
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