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
Redwood!), but Acadia National Park—in all its craggy coastline glory—is the crown jewel of the East Coast.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 May 2025
In these seemingly inhuman terrains, the figure coyly persists: a woman’s profile appears along the sheer side of a craggy peak; another’s eye peeks out from a crevasse.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The bun is a soft potato roll and the chicken has a thick, craggy crust heavily seasoned with black pepper.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Unlike traditional workout sneakers, your trail runners should be crafted with additional tread and a more durable design to protect your feet and ankles while traversing craggy rocks, slippery leaves, and any other unpredictable terrain.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 May 2025
In these seemingly inhuman terrains, the figure coyly persists: a woman’s profile appears along the sheer side of a craggy peak; another’s eye peeks out from a crevasse.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The bun is a soft potato roll and the chicken has a thick, craggy crust heavily seasoned with black pepper.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Unlike traditional workout sneakers, your trail runners should be crafted with additional tread and a more durable design to protect your feet and ankles while traversing craggy rocks, slippery leaves, and any other unpredictable terrain.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for craggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craggy
jagged
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For the next hour or so, several of them will summit various routes along the cliff's steep, jagged face.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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Grok 3: The wind howled through the jagged spires of the Frostfang Reaches, carrying a chill that bit deeper than any blade, and Ser Willem Cray felt its teeth in his bones.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craggy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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