saw-toothed

adjective

ˈsȯ-ˈtütht How to pronounce saw-toothed (audio)
Definition of saw-toothednext
as in jagged
notched or toothed along the edge a saw-toothed barrette

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jagged
Adjective
  • Despite its two-hour-52-minute run time, its pace is absorbing, particularly after the jagged editing of the first hour.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Swaths of land left uncontrolled grew into carpets of invasive buffelgrass nearly right up to the jagged edge between the mountain and the sky.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026
Definition of jagged
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