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Definition of "craggy" [crag•gy]

  • Having crags: craggy terrain. (adjective)
  • Rugged and uneven: a craggy face. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "craggy" in a sentence
  • "I don't even remember whether "craggy" is a real word."
  • "Still, federal officials insisted the Peguis relocate, to land along Lake Winnipeg that is often described as craggy swampland."
  • "I still have confidence in him, but as someone not entirely au fait with all the technical stuff, that might be because I am associating him with the only other chap who was habitually described as craggy, the actor Jack Hawkins, who was convincing in any number of roles as a clear-thinking, tough-talking man of action."