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• jag´ged|ly — jag|ged «JAG ihd», adjective. with sharp points sticking out; unevenly cut or torn; notched: »a jagged streak of lightning. We cut our bare feet on the jagged rocks. Algeria, a land of fertile coastal valleys, jagged mountains, and barren deserts …   Useful english dictionary

• jag|ged — «JAG ihd», adjective. with sharp points sticking out; unevenly cut or torn; notched: »a jagged streak of lightning. We cut our bare feet on the jagged rocks. Algeria, a land of fertile coastal valleys, jagged mountains, and barren deserts… …   Useful english dictionary

• jag´ged|ness — jag|ged «JAG ihd», adjective. with sharp points sticking out; unevenly cut or torn; notched: »a jagged streak of lightning. We cut our bare feet on the jagged rocks. Algeria, a land of fertile coastal valleys, jagged mountains, and barren deserts …   Useful english dictionary

• ged — ar·ma·ged·don; bull·dog·ged; crag·ged; crag·ged·ness; dog·ged; dog·ged·ly; dog·ged·ness; ged; ged·a·nite; ged·rite; jag·ged; jag·ged·ly; jag·ged·ness; mit·nag·ged; rag·ged; rag·ged·ly; rag·ged·ness; rug·ged; rug·ged·iza·tion; rug·ged·ize;… …   English syllables

• jag — ad·jag; JAG; jag·a·tai; jag; jag·ged; jag·ged·ly; jag·ged·ness; jag·gery; jag·gy; jag·less; jag·uar; jag·ua·run·di; jag·ger; jag·ga·ry; jag·ghery; jag·ua·ron·di; …   English syllables

• jagged — jag·ged …   English syllables

• jaggedly — jag·ged·ly …   English syllables

• jagged — jag•ged [[t]ˈdʒæg ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) raggedly notched; sharply irregular on the surface or at the borders 2) having a harsh, rough, or uneven quality • Etymology: 1400–50; see jag I, ed II jag′ged•ly, adv. jag′ged•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• jagged — jag|ged [ˈdʒægıd] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: jag cut in the edge of a piece of cloth (14 18 centuries), perhaps from Arabic az zagaye the lance ] having a rough or pointed edge or surface ▪ the broken bottle s jagged edge ▪ the jagged rocks of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• jagged — jag|ged [ dʒægəd ] adjective a jagged surface or edge has a lot of rough pointed parts that make it look broken or torn …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English