US /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/ UK /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/
adj

Meanings

  1. 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... projectingprotrudingoverhangingprominentjutty
Opposites
recedingrecessed
Word family
Related forms jutjetty

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').

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