JAGGED
Dictionary entry overview: What does jagged mean? • JAGGED (adjective)
The adjective JAGGED has 2 senses:
1. having a sharply uneven surface or outline
2. having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
Familiarity information: JAGGED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JAGGED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Synonyms:
jagged; jaggy; scraggy
Context examples:
the jagged outline of the crags / scraggy cliffs
Similar:
uneven (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture)
Meaning:
Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
Synonyms:
erose; jaggy; jagged; notched; toothed
Similar:
rough (of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped)
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