1
: having a sharply uneven edge or surface
jagged peaks
2
: having a harsh, rough, or irregular quality
jagged rhythms
jaggedly
adverb
jaggedness
noun
Examples of jagged in a Sentence
jagged pieces of broken glass
it's going to be hard to repair the jagged tear in the tablecloth so that it doesn't show
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Their 1995 album has the rickety punk sound of suburban nightmares, jagged landslides of noise for vanquishing all the dread, real and imagined, just outside their windows.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Bonds now has a house in Tiburon, in Marin County, at our country’s jagged edge.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
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The double silhouette, the slanted title and jagged baseline of the author and subtitle add so much life and movement to this cover.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Bonds now has a house in Tiburon, in Marin County, at our country’s jagged edge.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
What To Know Dramatic video captured by a Nest doorbell camera showed a quiet morning in the unincorporated Ashland community near Hayward before the home suddenly erupted, hurling jagged wood and debris into the sky as thick smoke poured upward.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The double silhouette, the slanted title and jagged baseline of the author and subtitle add so much life and movement to this cover.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jagged
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“Jagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jagged. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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jagged
adjective
jag·ged
ˈjag-əd 
: having a sharp uneven edge or surface
jagged mountains
jaggedly
adverb
jaggedness
noun
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