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cliffed

cliffed

7.0
A place with steep rock sides along its edge
  • adjective
translation icon : acantilado
  • Birds nested along the cliffed edges of the island, far from predators.

Examples

  • The cliffed coastline made access to the beach difficult.

  • The hikers admired the dramatic, cliffed landscape stretching along the shore.

  • The cliffed coastline of Maine is breathtaking.

  • Look at that cliffed formation!

  • The cliffed coastline made access to the beach difficult.

  • Birds nested along the cliffed edges of the island, far from predators.

  • The hikers admired the dramatic, cliffed landscape stretching along the shore.

Synonyms

precipitous
vscliffed
6 7.7

A very steep slope like a cliff that is dangerous to climb

refers more generally to places with steep rock faces, not only danger
bold
vscliffed
4 6.3

Very steep and almost straight up, like a cliff

is used for broader surfaces that include steep rock faces along edges
perpendicular
vscliffed
1 6.7

So steep that it drops almost straight down

covers areas with steep rock faces but not only perfect verticality
clifflike
vscliffed
1 5.4

Very steep and high with a sharp drop at the edge

is about having those steep rock faces along a surface or edge
steep-sided
vscliffed
1 4.3

A thing with sides that rise almost straight up

highlights presence of steep rock faces along surfaces rather than just slope angle
cliffy
vscliffed
6.8

Full of steep cliffs and rocky edges

is specifically about actual steep rock faces along edges rather than general roughness
rock-ribbed
vscliffed
9.0

Land that has many steep rocky cliffs

focuses on presence of steep rock faces along the surface or edge
rockbound
vscliffed
9.0

A place with many large stones or steep cliffs

emphasizes having distinct steep rock faces along an edge
cragged
vscliffed
7.8

Land or rock that has many steep, rough cliffs and sharp edges

is narrower, focusing on actual steep rock faces along a surface or edge
ledgy
vscliffed
8.8

Having many rocky ledges on a hill or slope

is about having steep rock faces along edges rather than smaller ledges

How Steep

precipitous
6 7.7
sheer
23 4.1
cliffed
7.0
steep
131 2.5
sloping
3.1

Surface Forms

cliffed positive

Morphology

cliffed = cliff (transparent) = cliff + ed

Formed by the noun 'cliff' plus the adjectival/past-participial '-ed', meaning 'having cliffs', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Cliffed comes from the simple word cliff, which originally meant 'steep rock face' in old English. The ending -ed means 'having' or 'with', so cliffed describes a place 'with cliffs'.