[syn: erose, jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jagging.]
To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.
[Written also jagg.]
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Jagging iron, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for
cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
jagged \jag"ged\ (j[a^]g"g[e^]d), a.
Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or
teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. " Jagged
vine leaves' shade." --Trench. -- Jag"ged*ly, adv. --
Jag"ged*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jagged
adj 1: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged
outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: jagged,
jaggy, scraggy]
2: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though
gnawed [syn: erose, jagged, jaggy, notched,
toothed]