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单词 jagged
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jagged

adjective

jag·​ged ˈja-gəd How to pronounce jagged (audio)
1
: having a sharply uneven edge or surface
jagged peaks
2
: having a harsh, rough, or irregular quality
jagged rhythms
jaggedly adverb
jaggedness noun

Synonyms

  • broken
  • craggy
  • ragged
  • scraggly
  • scraggy
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Example Sentences

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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Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

jagged

adjective

jag·​ged ˈja-gəd How to pronounce jagged (audio)
: having a sharply uneven edge or surface
… my feet were tough and I hardly felt the jagged edges of the coral. Theodore Taylor, The Cay

jagged

adjective

1
as in ragged
having an uneven edge or outline it's going to be hard to repair the jagged tear in the tablecloth so that it doesn't show

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ragged
  • broken
  • craggy
  • scraggly
  • serrated
  • irregular
  • rugged
  • rough
  • scraggy
  • saw-toothed
  • serrate
  • harsh
  • roughened
  • bumpy
  • coarse
  • nonuniform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smooth
  • soft
  • clean
  • regular
  • unbroken
  • uniform
  • even
  • flat
  • level
  • plane
  • flush
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2
as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface rode our mountain bikes down the trail's jagged terrain, which made for a bumpy ride

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • uneven
  • ragged
  • rugged
  • rough
  • broken
  • wavy
  • irregular
  • roughened
  • bumpy
  • lumpy
  • pebbly
  • coarse
  • scraggy
  • undulating
  • lopsided
  • rutted
  • pocked
  • unbalanced
  • harsh
  • pitted
  • rutty
  • burred
  • knobby
  • scratchy
  • undulatory
  • unaligned
  • scraggly
  • nubby
  • inexact
  • sandpapery
  • knobbly
  • nonuniform
  • nubbly
  • knurled
  • knurly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smooth
  • flat
  • uniform
  • level
  • even
  • regular
  • vertical
  • exact
  • horizontal
  • true
  • aligned
  • plane
  • straight
  • tabular
  • alined
  • flush
  • plumb
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