jaggedness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English jagged Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English jaggedness From jagged + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being jagged.
Although his existential thoughts seem to have been tossed onto the page in helter-skelter fashion, what Gilboa does here is to open his mind and heart to the reader through verbal jaggedness and poetic unneatness.
1994, Warren Bargad, "To Write the Lips of Sleepers": The Poetry of Amir Gilboa, page 232:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jaggednesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |