Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

jaggy

American  
[jag-ee] / ˈdʒæg i /

adjective

jaggier, jaggiest
  1. jagged; notched.


jaggy British  
/ ˈdʒæɡɪ /

adjective

  1. a less common word for jagged

  2. prickly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of jaggy

First recorded in 1710–20; jag 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The jaggy, pent-up energy in Deerhoof’s caustic art rock owes a lot to Dieterich’s guitar playing.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2019

His sentences are long and jaggy, sparked with stray cultural references.

From Washington Post Feb. 17, 2015

It should at least have said that he directed Easy Rider, the film whose jaggy trippiness mocked Hollywood's squareness in 1969.

From The Guardian May 30, 2010

He led the way into the goosehouse, hopping over the jaggy ground.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

I perceive also that it has set on it, just before turning down to carry the flower, two little jaggy and indefinable leaves,—their colour a little more violet than the blossom.

From Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by Ruskin, John

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training