jutted
Extended sharply outward
Jutted is the past tense of jut, meaning to extend outward or protrude sharply from a surface: A rocky outcrop jutted from the cliff face.
The word suggests something angular or abrupt rather than gradual: His chin jutted defiantly, Balconies jutted over the narrow street.
Cast outward or forecast
- protrudedThrust outward past surroundings
- bulgedExtended outward abnormally
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- thrustForceful forward motion
poked · overhung · extruded · outcropped · cantilevered · beetled · loomed · outstretched
Fine-edged, or astute
- pointedTapering to a tip
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- craggyRough with rocky projections
angular · spiky · peaked · edged · blade-like · chiseled · hewn · faceted
Not smooth or balanced
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
- ruggedTough and uneven
ragged · rough · cratered · pitted · notched · serrated · broken · fractured
Unpleasantly prominent or noticeable
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- impedingBlocking forward motion
blocking · hindering · awkward · protruding · bulky · cumbersome · unwieldy · overhanging
projected
Cast outward or forecast
- protrudedThrust outward past surroundings
- bulgedExtended outward abnormally
- extendedLengthened in time or space
thrust · poked · overhung · extruded · outcropped · cantilevered · beetled · loomed · outstretched · prominent
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
craggy · angular · spiky · peaked · edged · blade-like · chiseled · hewn · faceted · acute
uneven
Not smooth or balanced
rugged · ragged · rough · cratered · pitted · notched · serrated · broken · fractured · rocky
obtrusive
Unpleasantly prominent or noticeable
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
impeding · blocking · hindering · awkward · protruding · bulky · cumbersome · unwieldy · overhanging · looming