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craggy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
crag·gy /ˈkræɡi/ adjective  1 SGa mountain that is craggy is very steep and covered in rough rocks 〔山〕陡峭的,多岩石的 the craggy peaks of the Sierra Madre 谢拉马德雷陡峭的山峰2 HBHhaving a face with many deep lines on it 〔脸〕满是皱纹的 his thin craggy face 他那张瘦削、布满皱纹的脸
Examples from the Corpus
craggyHe would be in his early fifties, was tall and well built with a craggy face.craggy good looksOn the craggy heights of a mountain range the air is heated on a slope.In the background the bleak, craggy, high Andes landscape of Potosi - the mining heartland they are abandoning.Taller, wider in the shoulder, clumsily assembled, with a craggy, impassive face.Our path dropped down to the relative calm of the sea shore, edging craggy inlets beneath overhanging cliff tops.Born in 1934, his career path was notable for its craggy leaps and reverses.There are enormous alpine bowls, moguls and plenty of craggy outcroppings to challenge the daredevils.The same craggy spirit built Schoodic Mountain, about 15 miles north of the point.
crag·gy adjectiveChineseSyllable
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craggy
craggy /ˈkræɡi/ adjective
1. a mountain that is craggy is very steep and covered in rough rocks:
    the craggy peaks of the Sierra Madre
2. having a face with many deep lines on it:
    his thin craggy face


craggyBrE /ˈkræɡi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkræɡi/ 🔊 adjectivehaving many crags 多峭壁的;峻峭的a craggy coastline陡峭的海岸(usually approving) (of a man's face 男人的脸) having strong features and deep lines 轮廓分明有皱纹的