cragged en · ADJ
Etymology
From crag + -ed.
Meanings
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Having crags
Over the broadest there seemed to spring a cragged and stupendous arch, from which, as from the jaws of hell, gushed the sources of the sudden Phlegethon.
1834, Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, The Last Days of Pompeii:Is not the plain way more easy than the rough and cragged? is not the fair way more pleasant and passable than the foul?
1658, Isaac Barrow, Sermons on Evil-Speaking:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cragged | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cragged | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |