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
Yet the far side of the moon, which can only be seen by orbiting spacecraft, has barely any maria and is covered by craggy, cratered and ancient highlands.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
The craggy nobs sit in a soft tortilla with creamy hunks of housemade tofu feta and bits of lettuce and tomato.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Beneath a cluster of tents, a pair of women worked a flattop grill and pulled craggy, battered chicken legs and bronzed wedges of potato from a deep fryer.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The actress, who stars as the Thing’s love interest Rachel Rozman in the Marvel film, tells Entertainment Weekly that sparks were genuinely flying between her and Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s craggy character.
—EW.com, 27 July 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
The craggy nobs sit in a soft tortilla with creamy hunks of housemade tofu feta and bits of lettuce and tomato.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Beneath a cluster of tents, a pair of women worked a flattop grill and pulled craggy, battered chicken legs and bronzed wedges of potato from a deep fryer.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The actress, who stars as the Thing’s love interest Rachel Rozman in the Marvel film, tells Entertainment Weekly that sparks were genuinely flying between her and Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s craggy character.
—EW.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craggy
jagged
Adjective
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This plant is recognizable by its characteristic arrangement of leaves growing in groups of three with edges that vary from smooth to jagged.—
Christopher P. Holstege,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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Beads of sweat dripped in jagged lines from Brandis Rogers’ temples and the nape of her neck.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craggy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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