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jaggedness

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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
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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