Jaggy
/ˈdʒæɡi/noun
Rough, uneven, or having sharp points or edges.
Did you know?“Jaggy” is a Scottish and northern English form tied to the same root as “jag,” and its blunt, spiky sound is a classic example of sound symbolism: the word feels jagged because it was built to sound that way.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse / Scandinavian
ON
jagga
“to protrude, stick out, or be jagged”
Middle English
English
jaggen
“to cut into points or make rough and uneven”
Scots / Northern English
Scots
jaggy
“having sharp points; uneven; ragged”
Modern English
English
jaggy
“rough, uneven, or full of sharp projections”
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