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Definition of jagged adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jagged

adjective
 
/ˈdʒæɡɪd/
 
/ˈdʒæɡɪd/
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  1. with rough, pointed, often sharp edges
    • jagged rocks/peaks/edges
    Extra Examples
    • It is a stark landscape of black, jagged peaks.
    • The floor was covered with jagged pieces of glass from smashed bottles.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryJagged is used with these nouns:
    • cliff
    • edge
    • hole
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from jag ‘stab, pierce or prick’.
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