jutting

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/ UK /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
projecting or sticking out abruptly

A jutting ledge of granite offered the climbers a precarious foothold.

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Synonyms

1 adj · projecting or sticking out... projecting protruding overhanging prominentjutty

Opposites

recedingrecessed

Word family

Related forms jut jetty

Etymology

Present participle of 'jut', a variant of 'jet' ('to project'), from Old French 'jeter' ('to throw'), from Latin 'iactare', frequentative of 'iacere' ('to throw').

jeter Old French iactare Latin iacere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# jutting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. projecting or sticking out abruptly

## Examples
- A jutting ledge of granite offered the climbers a precarious foothold.

## Synonyms
- projecting
- protruding
- overhanging
- prominent
- jutty

## Antonyms
- receding
- recessed

## Related Forms
- jut
- jetty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: jeter
- Root: iactare
- Root: iacere

## Etymology
Present participle of 'jut', a variant of 'jet' ('to project'), from Old French 'jeter' ('to throw'), from Latin 'iactare', frequentative of 'iacere' ('to throw').

## AI Etymology
Jutting is the present participle of 'jut', a variant of 'jet' ('to project'), from Old French 'jeter' ('to throw'), from Latin 'iactare', frequentative of 'iacere' ('to throw'). The etymological trail includes Old French jeter, Latin iactare, Latin iacere. The same word family includes jut, jetty. Its current adjective use means "projecting or sticking out abruptly".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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