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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And Cello Pete, who has collaborated with Hersh for years, added much to the proceedings, with his lush string work providing an important counterbalance to Hersh’s jagged guitar lines.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Her flesh is desiccated and gray, her hands and feet are jagged claws, and her breath comes out in rasps.
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On one side were jagged mountains rising straight out of the earth, completely bare of vegetation.
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Victor Glover described peering at the long shadows of the lunar terminator through a telephoto lens and suddenly feeling transported down to that airless, forbidding landscape and imagining himself off-road driving among jagged peaks.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
Her flesh is desiccated and gray, her hands and feet are jagged claws, and her breath comes out in rasps.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
On one side were jagged mountains rising straight out of the earth, completely bare of vegetation.
—Sohel Uddin, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Victor Glover described peering at the long shadows of the lunar terminator through a telephoto lens and suddenly feeling transported down to that airless, forbidding landscape and imagining himself off-road driving among jagged peaks.
—Andrew Chaikin, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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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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