jaggier

Having sharper edges

Jaggier is the comparative form of jaggy, meaning more rough-edged or having more sharp, uneven projections.

In computing, it describes graphics or fonts with more visible pixelation—stair-stepped edges that should be smooth: The text looks even jaggier at this resolution.

In Scottish and Northern English dialects, jaggy means prickly, so jaggier would be pricklier.

edges

serrated

Having toothlike projections

sawtooth · ragged · notched · barbed · toothed · craggy · uneven · angular · zigzag · snagged

pattern

irregular

Deviating from normal patterns

broken · fragmented · staggered · erratic · disjointed · choppy · inconsistent · scattered · fractured · splintered

terrain

rocky

Covered with stones

cratered · precipitous · rough · uneven · broken · treacherous · harsh · weathered · eroded · ridged

digital

pixelated

Composed of visible squares

unsmoothed · bitmapped · rasterized · glitchy · distorted · compressed · grainy

Opposites
edge smoothness

jaggiersmoother

More even, less coarse

sleeker · rounder · silkier · softer · gentler

visual/graphical smoothness

jaggiersmoother

More even, less coarse

crisper · cleaner · higher-resolution

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