cragged

7.8

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

adjective
/ˈkræɡɪd/

: irregular

We navigated through the cragged terrain, careful not to trip over the sharp rocks.

Examples

The cragged landscape gleamed like red gold in the sun.

Fiction book (1992)
Looking around at the cragged trees, the tangled patches of sharp bushes, and the wide, waterless river snaking away ahead, Jacobus thought, "Bravery is more hell than cowardice."

Fiction book (2002)
The cragged cliffs of the mountains created a dramatic backdrop for the hikers.
From the summit, the view of the cragged coastline was breathtaking and wild.

Synonyms

mountainous

vscragged

24 3.4

A region that has many mountains and steep slopes

emphasizes jagged rocky outcrops and rough steep hills rather than large peaks

hilly

vscragged

11 1.0

An area with many hills

is rockier and more jagged with many sharp outcrops rather than just rounded rises

craggy

vscragged

9 5.7

Rough and uneven with many steep rocks or cliffs

is the same meaning but uses a different word ending form

rock-ribbed

vscragged

9.0

Land that has many steep rocky cliffs

highlights many small jagged outcrops and rough hills rather than large cliffs

cliffed

vscragged

7.0

A place with steep rock sides along its edge

refers more to jagged uneven hills and many small outcrops not only sheer faces

Antonyms

smooth

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Rugged

cragged

7.8

rugged

31 3.7

jagged

22 3.6

rough

164 1.0

uneven

42 2.3

Surface Forms

cragged positive

craggeder comparative

craggidest superlative

Morphology

cragged = crag (transparent) = crag + ed

Formed by the noun 'crag' plus the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed' meaning 'having crags', a directly inferable meaning for learners.

Etymology

The word cragged comes from the simple word crag, and is related to the name Craig and old Welsh craig, which mean 'rock' or 'cliff'. So a cragged place is full of steep, rough rocks and looks jagged.