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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · projecting or sticking out... projectingprotrudingoverhangingprominentjutty ↔ Opposites recedingrecessed Word family Related forms jutjetty Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown