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jagged | jagger |

As an adjective jagged

is unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.

As a verb jagged

is (jag).

As a noun jagger is

carrier, carter or jagger can be the offspring of a male jaguar and a female tiger.

jagged

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
  • Having a rough quality.
  • (computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (jag)
    • English heteronyms

    jagger

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • carrier, carter
  • peddler, hawker
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • A jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc.
  • A toothed chisel.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The offspring of a male jaguar and a female tiger.
    • (Webster 1913)