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jagged

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • jă'gĭd
  • /ˈd͡ʒæɡɪd/
  • /ˈd͡ʒæɡəd/ weak vowel merger
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  • rhymes with -æɡɪd
  • /d͡ʒæɡd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æɡd
  • CMU ARPABET: JH AE1 G AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serrated, scraggy, dentate, dented, dentilated, erose, gimped, gnawed, indented, jagged, jaggy, nicked, notched, notchy, saw-toothed, serrate, serriform, toothed

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a rough quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scraggy, abrasive, asperous, coarse, gimped, harsh, irregular, jagged, jaggy, rough, rugged, rugose, salebrous, scabrous, shagged, squarrose, uneven, unsmooth

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ragged

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of jag

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having a sharply uneven surface or outline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the jagged outline of the crags
  • scraggy cliffs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jaggy, scraggy

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: erose, jaggy, notched, toothed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съдран (sǎdran) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Dutch: kartelig — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Dutch: gekarteld — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Esperanto: dentata — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Finnish: rosoinen — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Finnish: särmikäs — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • French: dentelé — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • French: anguleux — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Georgian: დაკბილული (daḳbiluli) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Georgian: კბილოვანი (ḳbilovani) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: zackig — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: schartig — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: kantig — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: grob — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: rissig — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: ausgefranst — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: gezackt — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: gezahnt — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • German: zerklüftet — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Ancient Greek: κάρχαρος (kárkharos) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Italian: dentellato — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Latin: lupātus — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Latvian: robots — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Māori: mākini — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Romanian: crestat — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Romanian: zimțat — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Romanian: dințat — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Russian: зазу́бренный (zazúbrennyj) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Russian: зу́бчатый (zúbčatyj) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Russian: изре́занный (izrézannyj) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Spanish: dentado — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Spanish: mellado — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Turkish: çentikli — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Turkish: dişli — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Ukrainian: зазублений (zazublenyj) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Ukrainian: зубчастий (zubčastyj) — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Welsh: gylfog — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Welsh: bylchog — unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut
  • Bulgarian: грапав (grapav) — having a rough quality
  • Bulgarian: нащърбен (naštǎrben) — having a rough quality
  • Georgian: უხეში (uxeši) — having a rough quality
  • German: grob — having a rough quality
  • German: kantig — having a rough quality
  • German: rau — having a rough quality
  • German: schroff — having a rough quality
  • Persian: زبر (zebr) — having a rough quality
  • Romanian: brut — having a rough quality
  • Romanian: aspru — having a rough quality
  • Russian: гру́бый (grúbyj) — having a rough quality
  • Spanish: áspero — having a rough quality
  • Spanish: basto — having a rough quality
  • Turkish: pürüzlü — having a rough quality
  • Ukrainian: нерівний (nerivnyj) — having a rough quality
  • Ukrainian: кострубатий (kostrubatyj) — having a rough quality
  • Welsh: bylchog — having a rough quality
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