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jag
1 [
jag]
noun, verb, jagged, jag⋅ging.–noun
| 1. | a sharp projection on an edge or surface. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to cut or slash, esp. in points or pendants along the edge; form notches, teeth, or ragged points in. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to move with a jerk; jog. |
Origin:
1350–1400; late ME jagge (n.), jaggen (v.), of obscure orig.
1350–1400; late ME jagge (n.), jaggen (v.), of obscure orig.

Related forms:
jagless, adjective
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jag·ged (jāg'ĭd) adj.
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Jagged
Jag"ged\, a. Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. " Jagged vine leaves' shade." --Trench. -- Jag"ged*ly, adv. -- Jag"ged*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : jagged
Spanish:
irregular, dentado, mellado,
German:
zackig,
Japanese:
ぎざぎざのある
jagged
1440, from obs. verb jaggen (1373) "to notch or nick," Scot. and northern English, of unknown origin. Originally of garments with regular "toothed" edges; meaning "with the edge irregularly cut" is from 1577.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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