craggy

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crag·gy

 (krăg′ē)
adj. crag·gi·er, crag·gi·est
1. Having crags: craggy terrain.
2. Rugged and uneven: a craggy face.
crag′gi·ly adv.
crag′gi·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

craggy

(ˈkræɡɪ) or

cragged

adj, -gier or -giest
1. (Geological Science) having many crags
2. (of the face) rugged; rocklike
ˈcraggily adv
ˈcragginess, ˈcraggedness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

crag•gy

(ˈkræg i)

also crag•ged

(ˈkræg ɪd)

adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.
1. full of crags.
2. rugged; rough-hewn.
[1350–1400]
crag′gi•ly, adv.
crag′gi•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.craggy - having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"
cragged, hilly, mountainous
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

craggy

adjective
1. rocky, broken, rough, rugged, uneven, jagged, stony, precipitous, jaggy (Scot.) The scenery is a mix of wild, craggy mountains and broad valleys.
2. rugged, lined, weathered, furrowed, leathery, rough-hewn, weather-beaten, strong-featured He's a very small man with a lined, craggy face.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

craggy

adjective
Having a surface that is not smooth:
coarse, cragged, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, rugged, scabrous, uneven.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
صَخْري، خَشِن، غير مُستَوِ
drsnýhrbolatýskalnatý
forrevenklippefyldtstejl og ujævn
klettóttur, ójafn
sarp kayalı

craggy

[ˈkrægɪ] ADJ (craggier (compar) (craggiest (superl))) [rock] → rocoso, escarpado; [features] → hosco, arrugado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

craggy

[ˈkrægi] adj
[cliff] → escarpé(e)
[face] → anguleux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

craggy

adj (+er) (= rocky) → felsig; (= jagged) → zerklüftet; face → kantig; he was good-looking in a craggy sort of way → er sah auf eine herbe, kantige Art gut aus
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

craggy

[ˈkrægɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (rock) → scosceso/a, dirupato/a; (features) → marcato/a; (face) → dai tratti marcati
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crag

(krӕg) noun
a rough, steep mountain or rock.
ˈcraggy adjective
rocky; rugged, irregular.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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