"Rag" itself is an old English word, meaning a piece of torn or worn cloth. Over time, "ragged" developed as a descriptive term for something that was "made of rags" or "looking like rags."
"Rag" itself is an old English word, meaning a piece of torn or worn cloth. Over time, "ragged" developed as a descriptive term for something that was "made of rags" or "looking like rags."