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craggy

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for craggy.

Editorial note

At 69 years old my face is like a well worn craggy rock face, excuse the pun.

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Quick take

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for craggy.

Example sentences

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At 69 years old my face is like a well worn craggy rock face, excuse the pun.

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The hazards in dropping off a tall, craggy cliff at speed seems pretty out of scope for those defenses.

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Not to mention the ability to get a good bottle of wine and drink it on the craggy coast at sunset.

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Dump a barrel of ball bearings on the top of a craggy hill.

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They pass through a broad variety of landscapes and you get a great sense of the transitions from craggy rocks down gullies to marshes.

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Do these volcanoes really have steep/craggy dramatic slopes like the image suggests?

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C++ now has close to 30 years of non-trivial additions built on the craggy basis of backward compatibility with C and its own feature set.

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I told him yesteday, It would be perfect for my craggy 69 year old boatrace.

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I have never considered make up as an alternative to craggy rock face skin syndrome.

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Was it the kings who hauled the craggy blocks of stone?

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I’ve seen people generate craggy height maps then do erosion simulations to generate terrain.

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The straightforward approach yields what you see in the article, a craggy heightmap which looks like almost nothing in reality and isn't particularly interesting to explore.

Quote examples

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He is craggy and handsome and has an extremely limited range of facial expressions." --Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash (whence the term "metaverse").

Proper noun examples

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One addition in the plan is the special designation of an 11,500-acre Big Ivy/Craggy Mountains Forest Scenic Area in Buncombe County, which Will Harlan, organizer with Friends of Big Ivy and I Heart Pisgah, said leaves just one step before it becomes the state's first national scenic area: a congressional designation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use craggy in a sentence?

At 69 years old my face is like a well worn craggy rock face, excuse the pun.

What does craggy mean?

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

What part of speech is craggy?

craggy is commonly used as adjective.