craggy
9
5.7
- adjective
- /ˈkræɡi/
:
rocoso
- The hikers navigated the steep, craggy cliffs with caution as the path was uneven.
- craggy mountains
- craggy rocks
I'm kidding, and they've depicted the thymus here as this large craggy mountain, not too dissimilar to how the thymus gland looks.
- I'm kidding, and they've depicted the thymus here as this large craggy mountain, not too dissimilar to how the thymus gland looks.
- I was on the craggy side of the lake and this dude looked dead.
Examples
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Alone she ran over the cliffs, among the craggy boulders, past the millionaires' mansions.
Fiction book (1990) -
From the crest of the rise, they peer down into the craggy valley.
Fiction book (1991) -
This is a craggy place.
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His was a strange smile because his face was all craggy and grey as rock.
Fiction book (1992) -
Not really lava as much as dry, craggy rock.
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Grant saw an island, rugged and craggy, rising sharply from the ocean.
Fiction book (1990) -
The morning light revealed his craggy face, still handsome after decades of circumspect intemperance.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her eyes were twinkling at dinner, and her formidable, craggy face took on a kindly glow.
Fiction book (1999) -
Zordon's remote headquarters protrudes from a craggy mountaintop, silhouetted by a glorious sunset.
Fiction book (1995) -
In fact, Teresa reckoned some actually reveled in living among the craggy cliffs of this manmade archipelago.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
31
3.7
Land with a rough, uneven surface covered in rocks
24
3.4
A region that has many mountains and steep slopes
11
1.0
An area with many hills
7
2.7
Ground that is full of rocks
1
3.9
Covered with many small stones that crunch underfoot
1
9.9
Rock made of many large broken pieces
Land or rock that has many steep, rough cliffs and sharp edges
Rough and uneven with many jagged edges
Full of steep cliffs and rocky edges
Having many rocky ledges on a hill or slope
Land that has many steep rocky cliffs
Steep, uneven ground with loose rocks that you must climb using your hands
Covered with loose stones and broken pieces of rock
Antonyms
How Rugged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Craggy comes from the old word crag, which means 'steep rock' or 'cliff'. So a craggy place or face is full of rough, sharp rocks and looks uneven and rugged.