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单词 craggy
释义

craggy

adjective

crag·​gy ˈkra-gē How to pronounce craggy (audio)
craggier; craggiest
1
: full of crags
craggy slopes
2
: rough, rugged
a craggy face
a craggy voice
craggily
ˈkra-gə-lē How to pronounce craggy (audio)
adverb
cragginess
ˈkra-gē-nəs How to pronounce craggy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • broken
  • jagged
  • ragged
  • scraggly
  • scraggy
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Example Sentences

a famous actor who is known for his craggy good looks his white hair and craggy face
Recent Examples on the Web This canon has served as an act of cinematic and literary nationalism, portraying cowboys of the Old West as white, craggy men of few words and many pistols. Nylah Burton, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 The craggy 59-year-old of today is infused with the collective memory of the handsome heartthrob of yesteryear. Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 16 June 2022 The island is a craggy basalt rock that juts up from water so rough that boats cannot dock. New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022 Above us was a gray, craggy world of rocks and dust—a piece of the moon jutting out of Eden. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 In his youth, Mr. Wesley somewhat resembled a comic-book character himself: tall and stooped with craggy good looks and a shock of straight brown hair. New York Times, 10 Feb. 2022 Their house wasn’t in imminent danger of collapse, but the earth around it was craggy and dotted with small indentations. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022 Parts of it are so dry the ground is sharp and craggy, with no vegetation. New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021 Scant grids of symbolic leaves from the original game became swirls of gnarled trees; straight lines meant to suggest cliffs became craggy, precipitous rock faces. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

craggy

adjective

crag·​gy ˈkra-gē How to pronounce craggy (audio)
craggier; craggiest
: having many steep rocks or cliffs
craggy hills

craggy

adjective

as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline goats scrambled nimbly up the craggy side of the mountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • jagged
  • ragged
  • scraggy
  • scraggly
  • broken
  • rugged
  • serrated
  • serrate
  • roughened
  • rough
  • harsh
  • irregular
  • saw-toothed
  • bumpy
  • coarse
  • nonuniform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • soft
  • smooth
  • clean
  • regular
  • unbroken
  • uniform
  • even
  • flat
  • level
  • plane
  • flush
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