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# jagged

adjective (jagged, more jagged)

«jagged» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

With rough, sharp, uneven points or edges: jagged rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and descriptions (jagged mountains, jagged glass, jagged lightning); in safety (broken glass). Phrases: a jagged edge, jagged rocks, jagged peaks.

### Examples

- Be careful, the broken glass has jagged edges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#x1)
- Jagged rocks stuck out of the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#x2)
- A jagged line of lightning lit the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#x3)
- The mountains had jagged peaks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#x4)
- The tin was opened and left a jagged lid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#x5)
- The graph showed a jagged line going up and down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#x6)
- “If,” said one irritable guard, “if we buzzed a spear at the persistent stranger, or if one slung at him with a jagged pebble!” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/#x7)

### Note

Say JAG-id (two syllables). Opposite: smooth. Safety: do not pick up broken glass with bare hands.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jagged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jagged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jagged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jagged.html) on Mova free.