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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Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.
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Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The neck’s jagged base suggests that the head was torn from a larger, perhaps full-length figure, but the sculpture reveals almost no other significant damage.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The material on Broken English — much of it worked out by Faithfull and her band in the course of touring— is a jagged fusion of New Wave, disco and reggae accents, as gritty as her voice.
—Debra Rae Cohen, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Also present at the jagged carbonate formations were schools of fish, including saithe (or pollock), wolffish, cod, four-bearded rockling, and several species of Sebastes (many known as redfish).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The neck’s jagged base suggests that the head was torn from a larger, perhaps full-length figure, but the sculpture reveals almost no other significant damage.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The material on Broken English — much of it worked out by Faithfull and her band in the course of touring— is a jagged fusion of New Wave, disco and reggae accents, as gritty as her voice.
—Debra Rae Cohen, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Also present at the jagged carbonate formations were schools of fish, including saithe (or pollock), wolffish, cod, four-bearded rockling, and several species of Sebastes (many known as redfish).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Jagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jagged. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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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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