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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having a sharply uneven surface or outline;
- Example: "the jagged outline of the crags"
- Example: "scraggy cliffs"
[syn: jagged, jaggy, scraggy]

2. having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed;
[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.] [1913 Webster] Jagging iron, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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]