as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
goats scrambled nimbly up the craggy side of the mountain
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Recent Examples of craggy
Glaciers of the Pleistocene epoch, which retreated about 14,000 years ago, left behind the rolling landscape of craggy granite peaks, sloping valleys, and fathomless lakes.
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Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Dodger Stadium is 63 years old, and the concrete above Aquino’s seat appeared craggy in some places.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Here, the mountains tower above picturesque villages, vineyards, and valleys; for some of the best views of the craggy summits, book a suite at Forestis—a spa resort tucked away in the mountains above the town of Brixen.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
While its craggy slopes may seem barren at first glance, the mountain is actually a bastion of Canarian biodiversity, with Teide violets, red bugloss and Tenerife lizards all calling the region home.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Dodger Stadium is 63 years old, and the concrete above Aquino’s seat appeared craggy in some places.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Here, the mountains tower above picturesque villages, vineyards, and valleys; for some of the best views of the craggy summits, book a suite at Forestis—a spa resort tucked away in the mountains above the town of Brixen.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
While its craggy slopes may seem barren at first glance, the mountain is actually a bastion of Canarian biodiversity, with Teide violets, red bugloss and Tenerife lizards all calling the region home.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craggy
jagged
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Sandwiched between the ocean and the Oregon Coast Range, U.S. Route 101 traces the state’s entire coastline, with wide beaches and jagged sea stacks on one side of the road and thickets of evergreen forest on the other.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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While icebergs and rocky shorelines dominate the Antarctic coastline that cruise ships navigate, the heart of the continent is another world, one of shimmering blue ice tunnels and crevasses, jagged mountain peaks, and vast moonscapes.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craggy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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