jagged
Like broken glass
Jagged describes an edge or surface with sharp, uneven points or notches—the opposite of smooth: jagged rocks, a jagged tear in the fabric, jagged mountain peaks.
The word suggests roughness that could cut or snag.
Figuratively, something jagged is harsh or irregular: jagged nerves, a jagged melody.
Having toothlike projections
- sawtoothTriangular repeating edge pattern
- toothedHaving pointed projections
- notchedHaving V-shaped cuts
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
ragged · irregular · crenellated · barbed · spiked · pointed · sharp · blade
Uneven in surface
scratchy · gritty · abrasive · textured · corrugated · gnarled · pitted · splintered
Harshly critical or cold
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- rawIn original state
strident · grating · jarring · discordant · abrasive · caustic · scathing · incisive
Covered with stones
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- ruggedTough and uneven
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
crags · peaks · boulders · outcrop · escarpment · rockface · canyon · gorge
Not smooth or balanced
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- staggeredShocked or unevenly spaced
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
haphazard · patchy · sporadic · inconsistent · fragmented · broken · choppy · discontinuous
serrated
Having toothlike projections
- sawtoothTriangular repeating edge pattern
- toothedHaving pointed projections
- notchedHaving V-shaped cuts
zigzag · ragged · irregular · crenellated · barbed · spiked · pointed · sharp · blade · knife
rough
Uneven in surface
raspy · scratchy · gritty · abrasive · textured · corrugated · gnarled · pitted · splintered · chipped
biting
Harshly critical or cold
raw · strident · grating · jarring · discordant · abrasive · caustic · scathing · incisive · trenchant
rocky
Covered with stones
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- ruggedTough and uneven
- mountainousHaving many peaks
cliffs · crags · peaks · boulders · outcrop · escarpment · rockface · canyon · gorge · summit
uneven
Not smooth or balanced
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
- staggeredShocked or unevenly spaced
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
erratic · haphazard · patchy · sporadic · inconsistent · fragmented · broken · choppy · discontinuous · scattered
- handwritingcursive, block letters, penmanship, print letters, legible
- mountain adjectivestowering, majestic, snow-capped, rugged, lofty
- touch sensationstouch, roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness
- obstacle wordsimpassable, blocking, steep, slippery, treacherous
- roughrough, coarse, gritty, grainy, bumpy
- unevenuneven, irregular, unequal, nonuniform, asymmetric
- jagged linesMarks with sharp angles
- jagged peaksIrregular pointed mountaintops
- Jagged Little Pill1995 debut alternative rock album