jagged
Americanadjective
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having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag.
the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
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having a harsh, rough, or uneven quality.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- jaggedly adverb
- jaggedness noun
- unjagged adjective
Etymology
Origin of jagged
Example Sentences
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When things settled down to something I could control, I opened my eyes and saw that my snow pants and the jeans beneath were ripped in a jagged line for about a foot.
From Literature
We staked out the dogs and climbed a jagged ridge.
From Literature
The office building Pop Mart is moving into, named “Slash,” features leaning glass windows and a distinguishable jagged design.
From Los Angeles Times
Most notably, Ms. Kaminsky portrays Alona’s anguish in her big revelation scene with a jagged vocal line that seems painfully extracted from her, with the cello echoing Timothi Williams’s vibrant mezzo.
After Duane plotted a route that Handsome would be able to manage, he stepped around a jagged corner, and there before him was not a monster but a tall, thin waterfall.
From Literature
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