jagged

Other forms of jagged

comparative

jaggedder·

superlative

jaggeddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about jagged

What does jagged mean?

jagged means "having a sharply uneven surface or outline". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jagged?

jagged has 1 syllable: jagged. In IPA it is /ˈdʒæɡd/.

What is another word for jagged?

Close synonyms include jaggy, scraggy, erose, jaggy, notched. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jagged a common word?

jagged is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.