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crag·gy

(krăg′ē)

adj. crag·gi·er, crag·gi·est

1. Having crags: craggy terrain.

2. Rugged and uneven: a craggy face.

crag′gi·ly adv.

crag′gi·ness n.

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craggy

(ˈkræɡɪ) or

cragged

adj, -gier or -giest

1. (Geological Science) having many crags

2. (of the face) rugged; rocklike

ˈcraggily adv

ˈcragginess, ˈcraggedness n

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crag•gy

(ˈkræg i)

also crag•ged

(ˈkræg ɪd)

adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.

1. full of crags.

2. rugged; rough-hewn.

[1350–1400]

crag′gi•ly, adv.

crag′gi•ness, n.

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Adj.

craggy - having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"

cragged, hilly, mountainous

rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

craggy

adjective

1. rocky, broken, rough, rugged, uneven, jagged, stony, precipitous, jaggy (Scot.) The scenery is a mix of wild, craggy mountains and broad valleys.

2. rugged, lined, weathered, furrowed, leathery, rough-hewn, weather-beaten, strong-featured He's a very small man with a lined, craggy face.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

craggy

adjective

Having a surface that is not smooth:

coarse, cragged, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, rugged, scabrous, uneven.

Translations

صَخْري، خَشِن، غير مُستَوِ

drsnýhrbolatýskalnatý

forrevenklippefyldtstejl og ujævn

schroff

abrupto

escarpé

klettóttur, ójafn

forreven forrevetklippefull

sarp kayalı

多岩的崎岖的

craggy

[ˈkrægɪ] ADJ (craggier (compar) (craggiest (superl))) [rock] → rocoso, escarpado; [features] → hosco, arrugado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

craggy

[ˈkrægi] adj

[cliff] → escarpé(e)

[face] → anguleux/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

craggy

adj (+er) (= rocky) → felsig; (= jagged) → zerklüftet; face → kantig; he was good-looking in a craggy sort of way → er sah auf eine herbe, kantige Art gut aus

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

craggy

[ˈkrægɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (rock) → scosceso/a, dirupato/a; (features) → marcato/a; (face) → dai tratti marcati

crag

(krӕg) noun

a rough, steep mountain or rock.

ˈcraggy adjective

rocky; rugged, irregular.

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