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craggy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkɹæɡ.i/ (UK, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English crag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English craggy From crag + -y.

Meanings

1. Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.
   • KATURIAN: When she insisted on attending church of a Sunday, they took her sandals away, forcing her to walk there barefoot and alone, over craggy roads of broken glass, yet when she got there she'd kneel for hours, praying for her Father in Heaven to forgive them, only to get told off for bleeding all over the church. 2003, Martin McDonagh, “Act Two, Scene Two”, in The Pillowman, →ISBN, page 69:
   • Where Willow was thunderous and craggy, a sort of Makepeace Watermaster without a secret, Murgo writhed inside his habit like a ferret roped into a bag. Where Willow's fearless gaze was unruffled by knowledge, Murgo's signalled the lonely anguish of the cell. 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
   • Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core. 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club:
   • Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii:
   • The old man had craggy, uncultured features, but had bright, intelligent eyes.
   • The goat climbed up the craggy rocks.

Forms

Relateds

craggedness · craggily · cragged · cragginess · crag

Translations (30)

ru суровый (characterized by rugged etc. features) · fr escarpé (characterized by rugged etc. features) · mk ка́рпест (characterized by rugged etc. features) · fi kirveellä veistetty (characterized by rugged etc. features) · fi louhikkoinen (characterized by rugged etc. features) · ga sceilgeach (characterized by rugged etc. features) · ga alltrach (characterized by rugged etc. features) · es escarpado (characterized by rugged etc. features) · fi karkea (characterized by rugged etc. features) · mk ска́лест (characterized by rugged etc. features) · cs skalnatý (characterized by rugged etc. features) · cs rozeklaný (characterized by rugged etc. features) · mi pūtaratara (characterized by rugged etc. features) · es escabroso (characterized by rugged etc. features) · es áspero (characterized by rugged etc. features) · ga creagach (characterized by rugged etc. features) · es accidentado (characterized by rugged etc. features) · no forrevet (characterized by rugged etc. features) · cs drsný (characterized by rugged etc. features) · cs ostře řezaný (characterized by rugged etc. features) · fi karkeapiirteinen (characterized by rugged etc. features) · ga speancach (characterized by rugged etc. features) · bg скалист (characterized by rugged etc. features) · el βραχώδης (characterized by rugged etc. features) · ang sċylfiġ (characterized by rugged etc. features) · ga méirscreach (characterized by rugged etc. features) · es rudo (characterized by rugged etc. features) · no klippefull (characterized by rugged etc. features) · pl skalisty (characterized by rugged etc. features) · ru скали́стый (characterized by rugged etc. features)