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
Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Outside the car window a vivid tropical sun set on Florida, Gary’s craggy, sunglassed profile standing in relief.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Hiking the craggy landscape of Pinnacles National Park, forged by volcanic eruptions so long ago, might leave one as famished as a California condor — which indeed call these badlands home.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Ichikawas are using their years climbing mountains and craggy cliffs all over the world to guide their signature concoctions.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Outside the car window a vivid tropical sun set on Florida, Gary’s craggy, sunglassed profile standing in relief.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Hiking the craggy landscape of Pinnacles National Park, forged by volcanic eruptions so long ago, might leave one as famished as a California condor — which indeed call these badlands home.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Ichikawas are using their years climbing mountains and craggy cliffs all over the world to guide their signature concoctions.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for craggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craggy
jagged
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The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craggy. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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