jagged
Use Jagged in a sentence
ɪd 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.
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noun
1.
a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cut or slash, especially 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 Middle English jagge (noun), jaggen (v.), of obscure origin
1350–1400; late Middle English jagge (noun), jaggen (v.), of obscure origin
Related forms
jag·less, adjective
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World English Dictionary
jag or jagg1 (dʒæɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , jags, jagging, jagged | |
| 1. | (tr) to cut unevenly; make jagged |
| 2. | (Austral) to catch (fish) by impaling them on an unbaited hook |
| —n, —vb | |
| 3. | (Scot) jab an informal word for jab |
| —n | |
| 4. | a jagged notch or projection |
| [C14: of unknown origin] | |
| jagg or jagg1 | |
| —vb | |
| —n, —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C14: of unknown origin] | |
| jag2 (dʒæɡ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. intoxication from drugs or alcohol |
| b. a bout of drinking or drug taking | |
| 2. | a period of uncontrolled activity: a crying jag |
| [of unknown origin] | |
| Jag (dʒæɡ) | |
| —n | |
| informal a Jaguar car: often understood as a symbol of affluence | |
| JAG | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Judge Advocate General | |
| jagged (ˈdʒæɡɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| having sharp projecting notches; ragged; serrate | |
| 'jaggedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'jaggedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
jag
"period of unrestrained activity," 1887, Amer.Eng. from sense "load of hay or wood" (1597), of unknown origin, used in U.S. colloquial speech from 1834 to mean "a quantity, a lot."
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.
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Slang Dictionary
jag definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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jagged definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| JAG judge advocate general |
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Example sentences
Instead their hands encountered the jagged edges of corals and giant seashells.
Ceiling panels are divided into jagged shards, and pieces of wall jut out or recede.
The often jagged shape is the result of its formation from lava flows meeting the surrounding ocean.
As the others caught their breath, he zipped his way across loose and jagged rock up the final ascent.
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