jagged
Collocations
5ADJ.
above, all, angular, behind, dark, lay, limp, menacing
VERB + JAGGED
book, climbed, edges, sank, set
JAGGED + NOUN
mountains, teeth
PREP.
up, with, with
ADV.
always, quite
Definitions
adj
Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
At last the first glimpse from a bridge of an open-top red bus, and a noticeable darkening of the atmosphere from the smoke of London: then the increasingly dingy stations with double-barrel names, set amid what has always been to me the outstanding feature of the "Premier Line" approach to London—the positively marvellous display of crazy chimney-pots on the grey inner suburban houses. As many as twenty, all of varying style, standing together like ranks of jagged teeth, and providing a Dickensian back-cloth which no other route can boast.
Having a rough quality.
Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — having a sharply uneven surface or outline
- jaggy
- scraggy
adjective — having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gn
- erose
- jaggy
- notched
- toothed
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6At last the first glimpse from a bridge of an open-top red bus, and a noticeable darkening of the atmosphere from the smoke of London: then the increasingly dingy stations with double-barrel names, se
WiktionaryThe jagged edge ripped a hole in his trousers.
Tatoeba · #63404Her coloring book lay limp, jagged with angular pink scribbles.
Tatoeba · #717935Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its jagged edges.
Tatoeba · #858805The jagged mountains were capped with snow.
Tatoeba · #1896045They climbed up the jagged rocks.
Tatoeba · #5273777