1
: having a sharply uneven edge or surface
jagged peaks
2
: having a harsh, rough, or irregular quality
jagged rhythms
jaggedly
adverb
jaggedness
noun
Examples of jagged in a Sentence
jagged pieces of broken glass
it's going to be hard to repair the jagged tear in the tablecloth so that it doesn't show
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Beneath, undulating green hills, sprawling hedgerows, a horizon broken only by the jagged tips of Wales’ Cambrian mountain range.
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Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Even Vasco da Gama slandered the Wa, though the sixteenth-century explorer never reached their homeland: a jagged stretch of mountains dividing Burma and China.
—Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
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Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Even Vasco da Gama slandered the Wa, though the sixteenth-century explorer never reached their homeland: a jagged stretch of mountains dividing Burma and China.
—Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Jagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jagged. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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jagged
adjective
jag·ged
ˈjag-əd 
: having a sharp uneven edge or surface
jagged mountains
jaggedly
adverb
jaggedness
noun
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