jagged
adjective
[ ˈdʒaɡɪd ]
• with rough, sharp points protruding.
• "the jagged edges gashed their fingers"
Similar:
spiky,
spiked,
barbed,
snaggy,
nicked,
pointed,
ragged,
craggy,
rough,
uneven,
irregular,
broken,
serrated,
sawtooth,
saw-edged,
toothed,
notched,
indented,
denticulate,
Origin:
late Middle English: from jag1.
jag
verb
• stab, pierce, or prick.
• "she jagged herself in the mouth"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stab, pierce’): perhaps symbolic of sudden movement or unevenness (compare with jam1 and rag1).
