as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
goats scrambled nimbly up the craggy side of the mountain
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To add visual interest to an outfit, instead mix textures: wear a cotton button down under a craggy wool sweater or pair a lightweight knit with a corduroy shirt jacket.
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
Hauled by maroon Double Fairlie locomotives, this route twists and spirals up through craggy mountainsides and quiet woodlands before finishing at the old slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, where the views are splendid.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Puffin season From April to August, tens of thousands of irresistibly cute puffins land on the craggy islands off the coast of Scotland to mate.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Because the surface of Mars is extremely rocky, these rovers would best be served by a tire that could absorb the impact from a wide range of sharp, craggy rocks without suffering damage.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
Hauled by maroon Double Fairlie locomotives, this route twists and spirals up through craggy mountainsides and quiet woodlands before finishing at the old slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, where the views are splendid.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Puffin season From April to August, tens of thousands of irresistibly cute puffins land on the craggy islands off the coast of Scotland to mate.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Because the surface of Mars is extremely rocky, these rovers would best be served by a tire that could absorb the impact from a wide range of sharp, craggy rocks without suffering damage.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craggy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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