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单词 jagged
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Definition of jagged in English:

jagged

adjective ˈdʒaɡɪdˈdʒæɡəd
  • With rough, sharp points protruding.

    the jagged edges gashed their fingers
    figurative her jagged nerves
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's fairly even, and the good thing about having thick hair is that it isn't noticeable when the ends are jagged.
    • A canine tooth had fragmented long ago and jagged spikes of it were embedded in the animal's infected gums.
    • Up ahead the skyline is jagged with the crags of Simon's Seat high on Barden Moor.
    • Niall was clearing the remaining jagged edges of glass from the windows and banging on the side of the wreck in the hope of some response.
    • They clambered up the jagged stones and tried not to slide down on spiky ones on the ways down.
    • As more jagged ribbons of lightening above set the sky alight, Ely swore aloud as he was blinded.
    • The edges of the tattered hull weren't jagged or serrated like a normal gash caused by a rocket or something more powerful than a normal laser.
    • We got there as the sky was darkening and incredibly bright, jagged flashes of pink lightning sheeted across the sky.
    • The other side however is broken in about 4 parts and jagged bits of bone are sticking out.
    • Stuck at a boring party early in the film, de Van goes for a stroll out back and trips, cutting herself on some jagged metal.
    • A walk along our curved bay hides the minutely jagged edges of a coast dissolving in the mist.
    • I went hiking and I saw jagged cliffs, rolling tundra and delicate purple saxifrage.
    • A wind whistled through the jagged rocks and the growl of thunder rolled around the mountain slopes.
    • The city is beautifully located in the heart of the Pyrenees, with jagged peaks visible from almost any part of town.
    • A drunk yelled, smashing the end of a bottle on top of the counter, the jagged edges pointed at me.
    • The sign was on a random piece of wood with jagged edges, like it had been broken off something.
    • Some look out over jagged urban skyscapes, while others survey open green countryside.
    • All I saw was jagged branches of bare, lifeless trees pointing towards a dull gray sky.
    • Lacking foothills, it appears to shoot straight up into the sky, its jagged granite peaks floating above the clouds.
    • The knife has been described as having a six or seven-inch blade with a jagged edge down one side only.
    Synonyms
    spiky, spiked, barbed, snaggy, nicked, pointed, ragged, craggy, rough, uneven, irregular, broken
    serrated, sawtooth, saw-edged, toothed, notched, indented, denticulate

Derivatives

  • jaggedly

  • adverb
    • Located 32 miles from the Utah desert town of Moab, the narrow rock peninsula juts jaggedly into canyon country, 2,000 feet above the Colorado River.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Look closer, and you note the broken twigs and police crime-scene tape running jaggedly across a cornfield.
      • The parts fit together jaggedly, but the crude welds enable the robots to function.
      • Sticking my head partially outside, I'm instantly greeted by a rush of chilling fresh air, which I gulp down greedily and smile as it billows through my jaggedly cut, short and dark hair.
      • Placed on jaggedly cut glass, which teeters, these forms (bombed out structures or sacked cities) have blue and red lights on them, recalling eerily police cars and ambulances that come in the wake of terror.
  • jaggedness

  • noun ˈdʒaɡɪdnəsˈdʒæɡədnəs
    • She cut herself slightly on the jaggedness of the glass, but she didn't care.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The letters are washed blunt glass which betray no jaggedness.
      • Black levels are rich, colors are muted but hold their own against grain levels, and edges are sharp without degrading into jaggedness.
      • As one flew closer and closer to the station, one would see that the jaggedness of the sides was not irregularities in the edged, but rather docking stations.
      • For an anime, it looks lush and vibrant, but anyone watching this DVD on a high-end television may notice the jaggedness in the black lines.

Origin

Late Middle English: from jag1.

Rhymes

ragged
 
 

Definition of jagged in US English:

jagged

adjectiveˈjaɡədˈdʒæɡəd
  • Having rough, sharp points protruding.

    the jagged edges gashed their fingers
    figurative soothing her jagged nerves
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The other side however is broken in about 4 parts and jagged bits of bone are sticking out.
    • The city is beautifully located in the heart of the Pyrenees, with jagged peaks visible from almost any part of town.
    • They clambered up the jagged stones and tried not to slide down on spiky ones on the ways down.
    • We got there as the sky was darkening and incredibly bright, jagged flashes of pink lightning sheeted across the sky.
    • I went hiking and I saw jagged cliffs, rolling tundra and delicate purple saxifrage.
    • Stuck at a boring party early in the film, de Van goes for a stroll out back and trips, cutting herself on some jagged metal.
    • Up ahead the skyline is jagged with the crags of Simon's Seat high on Barden Moor.
    • A canine tooth had fragmented long ago and jagged spikes of it were embedded in the animal's infected gums.
    • The knife has been described as having a six or seven-inch blade with a jagged edge down one side only.
    • As more jagged ribbons of lightening above set the sky alight, Ely swore aloud as he was blinded.
    • The edges of the tattered hull weren't jagged or serrated like a normal gash caused by a rocket or something more powerful than a normal laser.
    • The sign was on a random piece of wood with jagged edges, like it had been broken off something.
    • It's fairly even, and the good thing about having thick hair is that it isn't noticeable when the ends are jagged.
    • A wind whistled through the jagged rocks and the growl of thunder rolled around the mountain slopes.
    • A drunk yelled, smashing the end of a bottle on top of the counter, the jagged edges pointed at me.
    • Niall was clearing the remaining jagged edges of glass from the windows and banging on the side of the wreck in the hope of some response.
    • All I saw was jagged branches of bare, lifeless trees pointing towards a dull gray sky.
    • Some look out over jagged urban skyscapes, while others survey open green countryside.
    • Lacking foothills, it appears to shoot straight up into the sky, its jagged granite peaks floating above the clouds.
    • A walk along our curved bay hides the minutely jagged edges of a coast dissolving in the mist.
    Synonyms
    spiky, spiked, barbed, snaggy, nicked, pointed, ragged, craggy, rough, uneven, irregular, broken

Origin

Late Middle English: from jag.

 
 
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