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jaggy

American  
[jag-ee] / ˈdʒæg i /

adjective

jaggier, jaggiest
  1. jagged; jag; 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

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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

The bottom of the cave was very jaggy and not comfortable to lie on, but we made it as soft as we could with the skirt and the jersey.

From Us and the Bottleman by Price, Edith Ballinger