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craggy
(redirected from craggiest)

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crag·gy  (krg)
adj. crag·gi·er, crag·gi·est
1. Having crags: craggy terrain.
2. Rugged and uneven: a craggy face.

craggi·ly adv.
craggi·ness n.

craggy [ˈkrægɪ] US, cragged [ˈkrægɪd]
adj -gier, -giest
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) having many crags
2. (of the face) rugged; rocklike
craggily  adv
cragginess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.craggy - having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

craggy
adjective
1. rocky, broken, rough, rugged, uneven, jagged, stony, precipitous, jaggy (Scot.) The scenery is a mix of wild, craggy mountains and broad valleys.
2. rugged, lined, weathered, furrowed, leathery, rough-hewn, weather-beaten, strong-featured He's a very small man with a lined, craggy face.
Translations
craggy [ˈkrægɪ] ADJ (craggier (compar) (craggiest (superl))) [rock] → rocoso, escarpado; [features] → hosco, arrugado
craggy [ˈkrægi] adj
[cliff] → escarpé(e)
[face] → anguleux/euse
craggy
adj (+er) (= rocky)felsig; (= jagged)zerklüftet; facekantig; he was good-looking in a craggy sort of wayer sah auf eine herbe, kantige Art gut aus
craggy [ˈkrægɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (rock) → scosceso/a, dirupato/a; (features) → marcato/a; (face) → dai tratti marcati
craggy [ˈkrægɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (rock) → scosceso/a, dirupato/a; (features) → marcato/a; (face) → dai tratti marcati


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The vermiculite particles were the craggiest, the spheres the roundest, and the sand grains, says Melosh, were somewhere in between.
 
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