craggy

adjective

crag·​gy ˈkra-gē How to pronounce craggy (audio)
craggier; craggiest
1
: full of crags
craggy slopes
2
: rough, rugged
a craggy face
a craggy voice
craggily adverb
cragginess noun

Examples of craggy in a Sentence

a famous actor who is known for his craggy good looks his white hair and craggy face
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But his prematurely craggy voice and melodies, combined with arrangement rooted in string bands, were nothing like the soft-rock dudes on the radio; if anything, Hurley was acid folk. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025 The authors illustrate this well: Whenever Lollapalooza veered from a streamlined industry cool, toward its craggier inspiration, ticket sales slowed. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 Even the craggy faces of the men in close-up look like maps of uncharted terrain. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 Inside, the craggy walls of the massive chamber are a rainbow of reds, oranges, yellows and greens, thanks to eons of mineral deposits. Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for craggy

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of craggy was in the 15th century

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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craggy. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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