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▪ I. jaggy, a.1|ˈdʒægɪ| [f. jag n.1 + -y1.] Abounding in or characterized by jags; jagged; in Sc., prickly.
1717Addison tr. Ovid Wks. 1758 I, Three tongues he brandish'd when he charg'd his foes; His teeth stood jaggy in three dreadful rows. 1849Ruskin Sev. Lamps iii. §16. 82 Four branches of thistle leaves..throwing their jaggy spines down. 1865E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 425 The narrow road between these dark, jaggy, craggy heights. ▪ II. ˈjaggy, a.2 Sc. [f. jag, var. of jog v. and n. + -y1.] Having a jerking motion, jolting.
1842Blackw. Mag. LI. 241 The jaggy motion and the continuous rumble of the vehicle. |