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
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.
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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
Redwood!), but Acadia National Park—in all its craggy coastline glory—is the crown jewel of the East Coast.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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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
Redwood!), but Acadia National Park—in all its craggy coastline glory—is the crown jewel of the East Coast.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craggy
jagged
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The thunder rolled and lightning danced among the jagged peaks as a summer rainstorm soaked the alpine meadows of California’s Sierra Nevada.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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In addition to more glaciers (circa 300) than any other national park in the Lower 48 states, North Cascades boasts dozens of jagged snowy peaks, wild rivers, tranquil lakes, and among the highest biodiversity of any U.S. park.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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