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JAGGY
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Irregular inflected forms: jaggier , jaggiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a sharply uneven surface or outline
Example:
scraggy cliffs
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Similar:
uneven (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture)
Derivation:
jag (a sharp projection on an edge or surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
Synonyms:
erose; jagged; jaggy; notched; toothed
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Similar:
rough (of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped)