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Jaggy

Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.

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Similar meaning 4

Rough 84% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Rough 84% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Uneven 84% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Uneven 84% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Jag 74% connected

A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Jag 74% connected

A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Erose 92% connected

Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Jagged 92% connected

of Jag

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Notched 92% connected

of Notch

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scraggy 92% connected

Rough with irregular points; scragged.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Toothed 92% connected

of Tooth

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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