deckle-edged adjective2 •Having a deckle edge.From-time to time the book tilted and wobbled in his lap, and the weight of the deckle-edged pages pressed on his erection through the sleek black nylon. — 2004 •(figurative) Rough-edged like uncut paper.We turn a corner and the world becomes a pattern of arteries, splashed with silver and deckle-edged with shadow. — 1957