jagged

[jag-id]

adjective

1. having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag.

   the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.

2. having a harsh, rough, or uneven quality.

jagged

/ ˈdʒæɡɪd /

adjective

1. having sharp projecting notches; ragged; serrate

Other Word Forms

• jaggedly adverb
• jaggedness noun
• unjagged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jagged¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See jag ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Collectors have been obsessed with Labubus - the fictional elf-like creatures with a row of jagged teeth - which have sparked long queues in shops worldwide.

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Above my desk, I made an imaginary city out of magazine cut-outs in which the right half of George Clooney’s face formed a jagged skyscraper.

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The bebop groove abandons James, too, slowing into jagged drum solos.

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Back in 2011, the writer-director was already tinkering with a version of the monster that resembled a blend of Iggy Pop and Boris Karloff with jagged sutures, gaunt wrinkles and a crushed nose.

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Diana Baig's dismissal of Tammy Beaumont jagged back off the seam, the opener playing an extravagent leave only to see the ball clatter into her off stump.

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Related Words

• broken 
• craggy 
• irregular 
• rugged 
• uneven