[əˈdʒɑː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a door or other opening) slightly open
(e.g: the home help had left the window ajar)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from on + obsolete char(Old English cerr) ‘a turn, return’

[əˈdʒɑː], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- in a jarring state; unharmonious


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from a- ‘in, at’ + jar