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What jagged mean?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

jag 1 |jag|

noun

a sharp projection.

verb ( jagged |?jagd| |?d??g?d|, jagging |d??g??|) [ trans. ]

stab, pierce, or prick : she jagged herself in the mouth.

DERIVATIVES

jagger |?d??g?r| noun

ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [stab, pierce] ): perhaps symbolic of sudden movement or unevenness (compare with jam 1 and rag 1 ).

jagged |?jagid| |?d??g?d| |?d?ag?d|

adjective

with rough, sharp points protruding : the jagged edges gashed their fingers | figurative soothing her jagged nerves.

DERIVATIVES

jaggedly |?d??g?dli| adverb

jaggedness |?d??g?dn?s| noun

ORIGIN late Middle English : from jag 1 .

This is from the dictionary thingy on my laptop! if it helps

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