ragged

/ˈɹæɡɪd/

• phonetics
• /ˈɹæɡɪd/ 

• adjective
• In tatters, having the texture broken.
  a ragged coat
• Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
  ragged rocks
• Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
• Wearing tattered clothes.
  a ragged fellow
• Rough; shaggy; rugged.
• Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
• Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
• Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
  a ragged hierarchy

• phonetics
• /ɹæɡd/ 

• verb
• To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
• To become tattered.

• verb
• To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
• To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

• verb
• To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
• To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
• To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

• verb
• To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
• To dance to ragtime music.
• To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.