craggy

adjective

crag·​gy ˈkra-gē 

craggier; craggiest

1

: full of crags

craggy slopes

2

: rough, rugged

a craggy face

a craggy voice

craggily

ˈkra-gə-lē 

adverb

cragginess

ˈkra-gē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• broken
• jagged
• ragged
• scraggly
• scraggy

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

High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock. —Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025

The quest to see this prehistoric art involves an extraordinary adventure: a trek of about 75 miles across the craggy plateau where there is nothing but nature. —Angela Dansby, CNN Money, 14 May 2025

These craggy islands 27 miles from the Golden Gate are home to hundreds of thousands of birds and marine mammals — and a handful of scientists. —Lisa M. Krieger, Mercury News, 12 May 2025

Formentera, a craggy 12-mile spit of land, is a low-key refuge from the party scene in Ibiza, just a 30-minute ferry ride away. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for craggy

• aggie
• baggy
• flaggy
• scraggy
• shaggy