Used in a Sentence

jagged

How to use jagged in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for jagged.

Editorial note

It's the worst of both worlds: a blurry mess with jagged edges.

Examples10
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of jagged gathered in one view.

adjective

having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"

adjective

having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jagged.

adjective

having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"

Example sentences

1

It's the worst of both worlds: a blurry mess with jagged edges.

2

Yet look at the black watch face in the prior shot: all the hands are jagged.

3

Rivers and coastlines seem to be the best way to get appropriately jagged borders.

4

A truely masterful carpenter could build you a pretty impressive desk with nothing but a few jagged rocks.

5

It's like saying you don't trust that engineer to design a bridge because the ring he's wearing is all jagged along the edges.

6

What exactly do you think should happen when a jagged metal object collides with your car with enough energy to rip through critical components?

7

The arrows shown on the slides are a little baffling; I can't imagine why those four vertically stacked boxes on the right-hand side would create a jagged path, for instance.

8

Even opaque objects with curved edges have nice anti-aliasing to prevent jagged edges.

9

A co-operative system born from the hilly Greek peninsular and jagged Aegean coastlines meeting the hierarchical system of the Romans co-existing.

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Users can't predict this or know where it is, so they have to keep hunting for it when stuff loads in the background.- if I browse a lot of items, scroll down a ways and then decide to scroll back up, it is much harder to find items that otherwise I would remember as being on page 3.- The scrolling gets jagged as my browser barfs trying to shove more things in the list.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use jagged in a sentence?

It's the worst of both worlds: a blurry mess with jagged edges.

What does jagged mean?

having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"

What part of speech is jagged?

jagged is commonly used as adjective.