as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
goats scrambled nimbly up the craggy side of the mountain
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On the horizon are the craggy, fin-like Hozomeen Peak and a portion of the Ross Lake National Recreation Area.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
As the cheers echoed around the craggy walls of limestone, lit up with flashes of pink and purple light, there was a feeling of having stepped back in time, or perhaps onto the set of a movie—a sense that would recur across my week in the region of Basilicata.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Over in the Columbia land, the Hotel Transylvania trackless ride fittingly sits inside an almost full-size castle which looks like it is perched on a craggy mountain.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
From craggy rock house style abodes befitting the Flintstones to sleek stone retreats whitewashed in Greek traditional paint, there’s a cave accommodation for every kind of aesthetic.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
As the cheers echoed around the craggy walls of limestone, lit up with flashes of pink and purple light, there was a feeling of having stepped back in time, or perhaps onto the set of a movie—a sense that would recur across my week in the region of Basilicata.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Over in the Columbia land, the Hotel Transylvania trackless ride fittingly sits inside an almost full-size castle which looks like it is perched on a craggy mountain.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
From craggy rock house style abodes befitting the Flintstones to sleek stone retreats whitewashed in Greek traditional paint, there’s a cave accommodation for every kind of aesthetic.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craggy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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