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  • past participle of jag.
  • past tense form of jag.
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jagged

[jag-id] / ˈdʒæg ɪd /


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At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

And then follows “Always and a Day,” an outright love song, but the sound is jagged, pounding rock.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Tied to the mast of his ship as he and his crew pass the singing sirens, adorned on the jagged rocks at sea, Odysseus screams out with pain and desire.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Cheslin Kolbe, who jagged off the same foot to ice Owen Farrell's ankles in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, danced in at the end of that attack.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Nim’s breath came in jagged chunks; she was so hot she thought flames might spurt out of her head like her own miniature volcano.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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