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[ krag-ee ] / ˈkræg i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR craggy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, crag·gi·er, crag·gi·est.full of crags. rugged; harsh; rough. Also crag·ged [krag-id]. /ˈkræg ɪd/. Origin of craggyMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at crag1, -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM craggycrag·gi·ly, crag·ged·ly, adverbcrag·gi·ness, crag·ged·ness, nounun·crag·gy, adjectiveWords nearby craggycraftswoman, craft union, craftwork, crafty, crag, craggy, cragsman, craic, Craig, Craigavon, Craigie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for craggyThey found irregular, craggy peaks and valleys, with one underwater mountain rising some 9,800 feet from the ocean floor. Atlantis Discovered?|Mac Margolis|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST “Scarlet Town,” a dark and hypnotic ballad, depicts a red-light district of the soul, with a hushed and craggy croon. The Rage in Bob Dylan's "Tempest"|David Yaffe|September 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST When he was in town that summer he would pop by, a craggy blue-jeaned figure, usually with a six-pack. They Murdered My Friend|Sandra McElwaine|November 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST There were hills of craggy rocks, blue and purple, with pines of brilliant fresh green growing thickly up their sides. Brittany|Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes
His father was green and craggy and smaller than he remembered. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow Ellaphine's craggy features grew as radiant as a mountain peak in the sunrise. In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes It well deserves the epithet “craggy” (παιπαλόεσσα) of the Homeric hymn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various To the west, the city is environed by steep and craggy rocks, and to the south and east by a strong wall. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr
British Dictionary definitions for craggycraggyUS cragged (ˈkræɡɪd)
adjective -gier or -giesthaving many crags (of the face) rugged; rocklike Derived forms of craggycraggily, adverbcragginess, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to craggyprecipitous, rugged, rocky, stony, broken, harsh, rough, scabrous, uneven, cragged, rock-bound, scraggy, unlevel, unsmooth |