jaggedy
Rough, torn, or uneven along the edge.
Also called jaggety.
Updated September 24, 2026
jaggedy pronunciation
/JAG-uh-dee/
Meaning
Describes a sharp or ragged edge on metal, glass, wood, cloth, or even a bad haircut. A broken jar rim is jaggedy. Cheap scissors leave fabric jaggedy. Kids with home haircuts look jaggedy around the bangs. Softer than saying dangerous, but you still keep your fingers off it.
How folks use it
- “Watch that jaggedy piece of tin on the shed roof.”
- “Them old scissors left the hem all jaggedy.”
Origin and etymology
Southern and South Midland form of jagged, recorded in the Dictionary of American Regional English. Ulster and Donegal glossaries have jaggedy/jaggety for rough or torn edges, which fits the Scotch-Irish trail into Appalachia. Appalachian writers still use it for frayed cloth and uneven cuts.