craggy

adjective

crag·​gy ˈkra-gē 

craggier; craggiest

1

: full of crags

craggy slopes

2

: rough, rugged

a craggy face

a craggy voice

craggily

ˈkra-gə-lē 

adverb

cragginess

ˈkra-gē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• broken
• jagged
• ragged
• scraggly
• scraggy

Examples of craggy in a Sentence

a famous actor who is known for his craggy good looks

his white hair and craggy face

Recent Examples on the Web

Rest assured, that low attendance is strictly a factor of location (Great Basin is far from everything), because the landscape is destination-worthy, from the craggy 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak to the underground world of Lehman Cave. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024

Visitors to South Cove walk along a boardwalk—a seam of craggy rocks and meadow grasses on one side, the river and a grid of pilings on the other. —Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024

Upstairs and down, the floors were replaced with beautiful, craggy 17th- and 18th-century reclaimed French oak and the walls, ceiling, and trim were, of course, plastered by Kamp Studios. —Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2024

Another gorgeous hill town is Les Baux-de-Provence, set on a craggy plateau with widescreen views of the surrounding countryside. —Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1