craggy

adjective

crag·​gy ˈkra-gē How to pronounce craggy (audio)
craggier; craggiest
1
: full of crags
craggy slopes
2
: rough, rugged
a craggy face
a craggy voice
craggily adverb
cragginess noun

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 On a grassy hillside nestled into a live oak woodland ecosystem in the San Francisco Bay Area, a group of elementary students armed with clipboards huddle around a cluster of native vegetation, sketching its craggy form and jotting down observations. Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for craggy 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of craggy was in the 15th century

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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craggy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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