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jag⋅ged

  [jag-id]
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–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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME. See jag 1 , -ed 2

Related forms:
jag⋅ged⋅ly, adverb
jag⋅ged⋅ness, noun

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.

Related forms:
jagless, adjective
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jag 1   (jāg)   
n.  
  1. A sharp projection; a barb.
    1. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment.
    2. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color.
tr.v.   jagged, jag·ging, jags
  1. To cut jags in; notch.
  2. To cut unevenly.
  3. Scots To jab sharply; prick.

[Middle English jagge.]
jag'ger n., jag'less adj.
jag·ged   (jāg'ĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface. See Synonyms at rough.
  2. Having a rough or harsh quality: "not a stutter exactly but a jagged sound, as if the words were being broken-off from some other, stronger current of words deep inside" (Anne Tyler).
jag'ged·ly adv., jag'ged·ness n.
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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
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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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