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jaggedly

jaggedly

1 4.8
In a rough, uneven way with sharp points
  • adverb
  • /ˈdʒæɡɪdli/
translation icon : de manera irregular
  • The broken glass was jaggedly scattered across the floor, posing a danger to anyone who walked by.
  • jaggedly broken

Examples

  • She sees us and looks like she wants to run, but obviously she can't: we're a wall of people coming jaggedly toward her.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • They made a high-pitched squeak that could only come from an animal that flew so jaggedly and ate insects.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Some of his teeth had broken off jaggedly.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • My whole life, this widow's peak has been a problem, causing my hair to remain jaggedly parted.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Why shouldn't why, why it's not perfectly reflecting wall and it's it's just a jaggedly nudged atom.

  • Golden earrings dangling jaggedly.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Before I could step between them to protect her, Hannah cracked him across the head with her cane, whereupon he dropped his ax and ran jaggedly for home.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • He could smash the window with something, a shoe, his tennis shoe, held by the toe; he could tap gently, but when the glass broke, it broke unpredictably, jaggedly; the damage done could be quite extraordinary.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • My childhood wasn't what was said, but what was seen and heard: a life as jaggedly shaped as a lump of coal, the muscular legs of a tap dancer, the occasional voice of God like a melody on a radio.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Long rigid tubes cover her arms from shoulder to fingertips and end in jaggedly cut paper, as if in parody of exploding French 75 cannon shells.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

coarsely
vsjaggedly
10 4.2

Using large, rough pieces rather than small ones

highlights sharp pointiness rather than merely large roughness
unevenly
vsjaggedly
8 3.5

In a way that makes some parts different from others

involves sharp pointed edges as a key feature
raggedly
vsjaggedly
2 4.9

In an uneven, rough way with sudden stops and starts

has sharp points rather than just torn edges
toothily
vsjaggedly
8.4

In a rough, saw-like way that cuts unevenly

emphasizes general roughness with sharp points, not only serration
lumpily
vsjaggedly
6.0

In a way that has small bits and feels uneven

focuses on sharp points rather than raised soft masses
bumpily
vsjaggedly
4.9

In a not smooth way that makes movement uneven

involves sharp pointed edges rather than simple jolts

Antonyms

smoothly
173 2.3

In an easy, calm way without problems or embarrassment

evenly
98 1.3

In an equal way across all parts

How Jagged

sharply
22 1.5
jaggedly
1 4.8
roughly
36 1.4
unevenly
8 3.5
smoothly
173 2.3

Surface Forms

jaggedly positive

Morphology

jaggedly = jagged (transparent) = jagged + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'jagged' using the productive suffix '-ly', producing the expected meaning.

Etymology

Jaggedly comes from jagged, which itself comes from the old word jag meaning 'a sharp point or notch'. So jaggedly means 'in a rough, uneven way with sharp points', like a torn edge or a rocky ridge.