as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
goats scrambled nimbly up the craggy side of the mountain
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Mountains, glaciers, craggy coastlines and millions of seals, whales, penguins and seabirds are present here.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Kwong looked out to the clear-blue skies and craggy Sierra Nevada in the distance, taking in the moment.
—Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
The crumb should be light and craggy and the air pockets should be different sizes, signs of good fermentation.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2025
But his prematurely craggy voice and melodies, combined with arrangement rooted in string bands, were nothing like the soft-rock dudes on the radio; if anything, Hurley was acid folk.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Kwong looked out to the clear-blue skies and craggy Sierra Nevada in the distance, taking in the moment.
—Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
The crumb should be light and craggy and the air pockets should be different sizes, signs of good fermentation.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2025
But his prematurely craggy voice and melodies, combined with arrangement rooted in string bands, were nothing like the soft-rock dudes on the radio; if anything, Hurley was acid folk.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Craggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craggy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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