clothed in tattered garments

a ragged old man.

torn or worn to rags; tattered

ragged clothing.

shaggy, as an animal, its coat, etc.

having loose or hanging shreds or fragmentary bits

a ragged wound.

full of rough or sharp projections; jagged

ragged stones.

in a wild or neglected state

a ragged garden.

rough, imperfect, or faulty

a ragged piece of work.

harsh, as sound, the voice, etc.

(of a column of type) set or printed with one side unjustified; either flush left with the right side unjustified (ragged right) or flush right with the left side unjustified (ragged left).

adjective

even , kempt , new , smooth

adjective

badly dressed , badly worn , battered , broken , contemptible , crude , desultory , dilapidated , dingy , disorganized , down at the heel , fragmented , frayed , frazzled , full of holes , in holes , in rags , in tatters , irregular , jagged , mean , moth-eaten , notched , patched , poor , poorly made , rent , rough , rugged , scraggy , seedy , serrated , shabby , shaggy , shoddy , shredded , tacky * , tattered , tatty , threadbare , torn , uneven , unfinished , unkempt , unpressed , worse for wear , raggedy , tatterdemalion , coarse , cragged , craggy , harsh , ironbound , scabrous , defective , erose , imperfect , ragamuffin , strident