jaggy

[ jag-ee ]
adjective,jag·gi·er, jag·gi·est.

  1. jagged; notched.

Origin of jaggy

1
First recorded in 1710–20; jag1 + -y1

Words Nearby jaggy

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How to use jaggy in a sentence

  • I like its roundnesses—and I hate the jaggy dryness of lime-stone, that burns in the sun, and withers.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence

  • So let us watch and say jaggy things, in the hope that some of them will hurt.

    Peter and Wendy | James Matthew Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for jaggy

jaggy

/ (ˈdʒæɡɪ) /

adjective-gier or -giest

  1. a less common word for jagged

  2. Scot prickly

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