English → Latin
“ragged” in Latin
pannōsusragged, tattered; rag-like; flabby; shrivelled, wrinkledlacerlacerated, mangled, torn to piecesdēterōto rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp; to lessen, weaken or impair
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ragged
pannosus: pannis obsitus (of persons covered with rags): lacer, detritus (of clothes, etc., in rags, torn).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ragged?
- The usual Latin words for “ragged” are pannōsus, lacer, dēterō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.