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

Derived Forms

• ˈjaggedly, adverb
• ˈjaggedness, noun

Other Words From

• jagged·ly adverb
• jagged·ness noun
• un·jagged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jagged¹

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

Example Sentences

The first time came when my mom was visiting from Texas and, with her guidance, I created a few jagged hems on dresses I mostly wore at home.

From Washington Post

At the top of the mountain, with views of the valley floor against the backdrop of the jagged Tetons, everyone breathed a bit easier.

From Time

This remote corner of northern Washington looks like Switzerland, with its jagged, snowy peaks.

From Outside Online

At 13,000 feet, they reached the final leg, where they would climb out of a narrow corridor and onto the jagged ridge.

From Outside Online

Rather than jagged lines and aggressive arrows, she came up with a circle inside another circle.

From Freakonomics

Their jagged edges and razor sharp teeth make you stand a little further back then normal.

From The Daily Beast

Picasso worked from the photograph to create the blocked, jagged shapes he painted on canvas.

From The Daily Beast

Jagged walls of rock, a palette of blacks and greys, loom over us.

From The Daily Beast

The landscape is immense—rivers, hills, flatlands, jagged mountains.

From The Daily Beast

Situated at 5,400 feet, it's encircled by jagged peaks that make you feel you're cupped inside a caldera.

From The Daily Beast

The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.

From Project Gutenberg

They stopped, leaning over a jagged fence made of sea-drift, to ask for water.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no water in the ravine, but the rocks were jagged and sharp, and they had to use much care to save their tires.

From Project Gutenberg

Thickets were swept as with a great jagged scythe by the leaden hail which swept through them.

From Project Gutenberg

One last effort—and he was out of the forest; the jagged summit still towered above him, but he could look forth—on what a view!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• broken
• craggy
• irregular
• rugged
• uneven