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Definitions for craggy
ˈkræg i; ˈkræg ɪdcrag·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cragged, craggy, hilly, mountainousadjective

    having hills and crags

    "hilly terrain"

Wiktionary

  1. craggyadjective

    Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

  2. Etymology: From crag + -y

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Craggyadjective

    Rugged; full of prominences; rough to walk on, or climb.

    Etymology: from crag.

    That same wicked wight
    His dwelling has low in an hollow cave,
    Far underneath a craggy clift ypight,
    Dark, doleful, dreary, like a greedy grave. Fairy Queen, b. i.

    It was impossible to pass up the woody and craggy hills, without the loss of those commanders. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

    Mountaineers that from Severus came,
    And from the craggy cliffs of Tetrica. John Dryden, Æn. b. viii.

    The town and republick of St. Marino stands on the top of a very high and craggy mountain. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

ChatGPT

  1. craggy

    Craggy refers to a rugged, uneven and rough surface, usually characterized by many cracks, crevices, or rugged peaks, particularly in reference to a landscape, terrain, or physical feature. It often describes something resembling or suggestive of a crag (a steep, rugged rock or cliff).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Craggyadjective

    full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of craggy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of craggy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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