jaggedness
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jag·ged
(jăg′ĭd)adj.
1. Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface: the jagged edge of the broken window.
2. Having a rough or harsh quality: "not a stutter exactly but a jagged sound, as if the words were being broken off from some other, stronger current of words deep inside" (Anne Tyler).
jag′ged·ly adv.
jag′ged·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | jaggedness - something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface unevenness, variability - the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity |
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jaggedness
nounLack of smoothness or regularity:
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jagged
(ˈdʒӕgid) adjective having rough or sharp and uneven edges. jagged rocks.
ˈjaggedly adverbˈjaggedness noun
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