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craggy

  • 1 arriscado

    • craggy
    • uneven

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > arriscado

  • 2 berrocal

    • craggy place
    • rocky
    • rocky area
    • rocky cliff
    • rocky ground
    • Rocky Mountains
    • rocky place

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > berrocal

  • 3 lugar escarpado

    • craggy place

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > lugar escarpado

  • 4 riscal

    • craggy terrain

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > riscal

  • 5 terreno escarpado

    • craggy terrain

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > terreno escarpado

  • 6 escarpado

    adj.
    steep, cliff-like, abrupt, cliffy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: escarpar.
    * * *
    1 (inclinado) steep, sheer
    2 (abrupto) craggy
    * * *
    (f. - escarpada)
    adj.
    steep, sheer
    * * *
    ADJ (=empinado) steep, sheer; (=abrupto) craggy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <montaña/terreno> precipitous; <pared/acantilado> sheer, steep
    * * *
    = rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], rugged, rough and rugged.
    Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
    Ex. This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
    Ex. Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
    Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <montaña/terreno> precipitous; <pared/acantilado> sheer, steep
    * * *
    = rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], rugged, rough and rugged.

    Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.

    Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
    Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
    Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.

    * * *
    ‹montaña/terreno› precipitous; ‹pared/acantilado› sheer, steep
    * * *

    escarpado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹montaña/terreno› precipitous;


    ‹pared/acantilado› sheer, steep
    escarpado,-a adj (accidentado, montañoso) craggy
    (pendiente, cuesta) steep, sheer
    ' escarpado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escarpada
    English:
    aspect
    - craggy
    - sheer
    - rugged
    * * *
    escarpado, -a adj
    1. [inclinado] steep
    2. [abrupto] craggy
    * * *
    adj sheer, steep
    * * *
    escarpado, -da adj
    : steep, sheer
    * * *
    escarpado adj steep

    Spanish-English dictionary > escarpado

  • 7 arriscado

    adj.
    1 forward, bold, audacious, impudent.
    2 brisk, easy, free.
    3 broken or craggy ground.
    past part.
    1 past participle of ARRISCARSE.
    2 past participle of spanish verb: arriscar.
    * * *
    1 (con riscos) craggy, rugged
    2 (arriesgado) risky, dangerous
    3 (atrevido) daring, bold
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Geog) craggy
    2) [persona] (=resuelto) bold, resolute; (=animoso) spirited; (=ágil) brisk, agile
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <paisaje/terreno> rugged, craggy
    2) ( audaz) bold
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <paisaje/terreno> rugged, craggy
    2) ( audaz) bold
    * * *
    A ‹paisaje/terreno› rugged, craggy
    B (audaz) bold
    C ( Chi) ‹ropa› wrinkled ( AmE), crumpled ( BrE), creased ( BrE)
    * * *
    arriscado, -a adj
    1. [atrevido] daring, bold
    2. [peñascoso] craggy

    Spanish-English dictionary > arriscado

  • 8 desigual

    adj.
    1 different (diferente).
    2 changeable.
    3 unequal, irregular, different, asymmetric.
    4 rough, uneven, up-and-down.
    * * *
    1 (gen) unequal, uneven
    2 (diferente) different, unequal
    3 (irregular) uneven, irregular
    4 (no liso) uneven, rough
    5 (variable) changeable
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=diferente) different

    los ciudadanos reciben un trato desigual — people are treated differently, people are not treated equally o the same

    2) [lucha, batalla] unequal
    3) (=irregular) [terreno, calidad] uneven; [letra] erratic
    4) (=variable) [tiempo] changeable; [carácter] unpredictable
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diferente)
    b) ( desequilibrado) < lucha> unequal; < fuerzas> unevenly-matched
    2) ( irregular) <terreno/superficie> uneven; < letra> uneven, irregular; < calidad> variable, varying (before n); < rendimiento> inconsistent, erratic
    * * *
    = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.], uneven, unequal, asymmetric, inequal, inequitable, spotty, ragged, asymmetrical, craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], lumpy [lumpier -comp., lumpiest -sup.], unbalanced, imbalanced.
    Ex. The retrospective bibliographic control mechanism is somewhat patchy but there are some large scale works.
    Ex. Not surprisingly this can lead to gaps in coverage, and uneven coverage of subjects.
    Ex. However, problems arose as a result of combining headings of unequal importance and the multiplicity of languages involved.
    Ex. These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.
    Ex. Statistics show the inequal geographical distribution of these libraries, with 74% of university libraries to be found in the north and central regions, while only 26% are found in the south.
    Ex. Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
    Ex. Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
    Ex. Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
    Ex. MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.
    Ex. This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
    Ex. Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
    Ex. Another problem with the main classes is that are unbalanced.
    Ex. The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diferente)
    b) ( desequilibrado) < lucha> unequal; < fuerzas> unevenly-matched
    2) ( irregular) <terreno/superficie> uneven; < letra> uneven, irregular; < calidad> variable, varying (before n); < rendimiento> inconsistent, erratic
    * * *
    = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.], uneven, unequal, asymmetric, inequal, inequitable, spotty, ragged, asymmetrical, craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], lumpy [lumpier -comp., lumpiest -sup.], unbalanced, imbalanced.

    Ex: The retrospective bibliographic control mechanism is somewhat patchy but there are some large scale works.

    Ex: Not surprisingly this can lead to gaps in coverage, and uneven coverage of subjects.
    Ex: However, problems arose as a result of combining headings of unequal importance and the multiplicity of languages involved.
    Ex: These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.
    Ex: Statistics show the inequal geographical distribution of these libraries, with 74% of university libraries to be found in the north and central regions, while only 26% are found in the south.
    Ex: Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
    Ex: Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
    Ex: Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
    Ex: MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.
    Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
    Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
    Ex: Another problem with the main classes is that are unbalanced.
    Ex: The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.

    * * *
    A
    1
    (diferente): las mangas me quedaron desiguales one sleeve turned out longer ( o wider etc) than the other
    reciben un trato muy desigual they are treated very differently
    2 (desequilibrado) ‹lucha› unequal; ‹fuerzas› unevenly-matched
    B (irregular) ‹terreno/superficie› uneven; ‹letra› uneven, irregular; ‹calidad› variable, varying ( before n)
    su rendimiento ha sido desigual his performance has been variable o irregular o inconsistent
    * * *

    desigual adjetivo
    1

    ◊ las mangas quedaron desiguales one sleeve turned out longer (o wider etc) than the other


    ‹ fuerzas› unevenly-matched
    2 ( irregular) ‹terreno/superficie› uneven;
    ‹ letra› uneven, irregular;
    ‹ calidad› variable, varying ( before n);
    ‹ rendimiento› inconsistent, erratic
    desigual adjetivo
    1 (irregular, poco igualado) uneven
    2 (descompensado) unequal
    3 (variable, cambiante) changeable
    ' desigual' also found in these entries:
    English:
    irregular
    - patchy
    - ragged
    - rough
    - unequal
    - variable
    - bumpy
    - erratic
    - mixed
    - one
    - uneven
    * * *
    1. [diferente] different;
    recibieron un trato desigual they weren't treated the same, they were treated differently;
    un triángulo de lados desiguales a triangle with unequal sides
    2. [irregular] [terreno, superficie] uneven;
    [alumno, actuación] inconsistent, erratic;
    su filmografía es de desigual calidad his movies o Br films are of varying quality;
    ha publicado varias novelas con desigual fortuna he has published several novels, with mixed results
    3. [poco equilibrado] [lucha, competición] unequal;
    [fuerzas, rivales] unevenly matched
    4. [variable] [tiempo] changeable;
    [temperaturas] variable; [persona, humor] changeable
    * * *
    adj
    1 reparto unequal
    2 terreno uneven, irregular
    * * *
    1) : unequal
    2) disparejo: uneven
    * * *
    1. (distinto) different
    2. (combate) unequal
    3. (tiempo, carácter) changeable
    4. (superficie, terreno) uneven

    Spanish-English dictionary > desigual

  • 9 peñascoso

    adj.
    rocky, cragged, craggy, rugged.
    * * *
    1 craggy
    * * *
    ADJ rocky, craggy
    * * *
    craggy, rocky

    Spanish-English dictionary > peñascoso

  • 10 Bretaña

    f.
    Brittany.
    * * *
    1 (británica) Britain
    2 (francesa) Brittany
    \
    Gran Bretaña Great Britain
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
    ----
    * expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.
    * Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.
    * * *

    Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.

    * expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.
    * Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

    * * *
    Brittany
    * * *

    Bretaña sustantivo femenino Brittany
    ' Bretaña' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    Gran Bretaña
    - conde
    English:
    Britain
    - broadsheet
    - GB
    - Great Britain
    - slopping-out
    - boxing
    - British
    - Brittany
    - foreign
    - great
    * * *
    Brittany
    * * *
    f Brittany

    Spanish-English dictionary > Bretaña

  • 11 arder lentamente

    v.
    to smoulder, to smolder.
    * * *
    (v.) = smoulder [smolder, -USA]
    Ex. The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
    * * *
    (v.) = smoulder [smolder, -USA]

    Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.

    Spanish-English dictionary > arder lentamente

  • 12 arder sin llama

    (v.) = smoulder [smolder, -USA]
    Ex. The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
    * * *
    (v.) = smoulder [smolder, -USA]

    Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.

    Spanish-English dictionary > arder sin llama

  • 13 con techo de latón

    (adj.) = tin-roofed
    Ex. The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
    * * *
    (adj.) = tin-roofed

    Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con techo de latón

  • 14 echar humo

    v.
    to fume, to smoke.
    * * *
    to smoke
    * * *
    (v.) = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth
    Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
    Ex. Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!.
    Ex. Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere.
    Ex. The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
    Ex. This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks.
    * * *
    (v.) = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth

    Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

    Ex: Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!.
    Ex: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere.
    Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
    Ex: This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks.

    Spanish-English dictionary > echar humo

  • 15 humear

    v.
    1 to (give off) smoke (salir humo).
    2 to smoke, to emit steam, to steam, to emit vapor.
    * * *
    1 (humo) to smoke, give off smoke
    2 (vaho) to steam, give off steam
    3 figurado (presumir) to be conceited
    4 figurado (estar vivo - enemistad etc) to smoulder (US smolder)
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=soltar humo) [fuego, chimenea] to smoke, give out smoke
    2) (=soltar vapor) to steam
    3) [memoria, rencor] to be still alive, linger on
    4) (=presumir) to give o.s. airs, be conceited
    2. VT
    1) And, Caribe, Méx (=fumigar) to fumigate
    2) Méx * (=golpear) to beat, thrash
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo chimenea/hoguera to smoke; sopa/café to steam
    * * *
    = smoulder [smolder, -USA], steam.
    Ex. The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
    Ex. Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo chimenea/hoguera to smoke; sopa/café to steam
    * * *
    = smoulder [smolder, -USA], steam.

    Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.

    Ex: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere.

    * * *
    humear [A1 ]
    vi
    «chimenea/hoguera» to smoke; «sopa/café» to steam
    * * *

    humear ( conjugate humear) verbo intransitivo [chimenea/hoguera] to smoke;
    [sopa/café] to steam
    humear verbo intransitivo
    1 (un fuego) to smoke
    2 (algo caliente) to steam, be steaming hot
    ' humear' also found in these entries:
    English:
    steam
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [salir humo] to smoke;
    los restos del avión todavía humeaban the wreckage of the plane was still smouldering
    2. [salir vapor] to steam
    ♦ vt
    Am [fumigar] to fumigate
    * * *
    v/i
    1 con humo smoke
    2 con vapor steam
    * * *
    humear vi
    1) : to smoke
    2) : to steam
    * * *
    humear vb
    1. (echar vapor) to steam
    2. (echar humo) to smoke

    Spanish-English dictionary > humear

  • 16 puesto de comida

    (n.) = food stall
    Ex. The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
    * * *
    (n.) = food stall

    Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.

    Spanish-English dictionary > puesto de comida

  • 17 enriscado

    adj.
    1 mountainous, craggy; full of rocks and cliffs.
    2 rocky, rugged.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: enriscar.
    * * *
    ADJ craggy, rocky

    Spanish-English dictionary > enriscado

  • 18 berrocal

    m.
    1 a craggy or rocky place.
    2 rocky area, craggy place, rocky place, rocky ground.

    Spanish-English dictionary > berrocal

  • 19 acantilado

    adj.
    steep, precipitous, cliff-like, sheer.
    m.
    cliff.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: acantilar.
    * * *
    1 (costa) steep, sheer; (rocoso) rocky, craggy
    2 (fondo del mar) shelving
    1 cliff
    ————————
    1 cliff
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [risco] steep, sheer; [costa] rocky; [fondo del mar] shelving
    2.
    * * *
    masculino cliff
    * * *
    = cliff, bluss, rock face, steep rock face, cliff face.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.
    Ex. On Bearskin Neck some may go to the granite breakwater for the views, others may choose the peaceful quiet of the bluss overlooking the harbor.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'View from the rock face: survey of overseas students currently studying in the UK'.
    Ex. Following the narrator across endless ash fields, lava fields and steep rock faces, the reader easily gets lost in a dream in which the mysterious and the familiar merge.
    Ex. For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth.
    ----
    * pared del acantilado = cliff face.
    * * *
    masculino cliff
    * * *
    = cliff, bluss, rock face, steep rock face, cliff face.

    Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.

    Ex: On Bearskin Neck some may go to the granite breakwater for the views, others may choose the peaceful quiet of the bluss overlooking the harbor.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'View from the rock face: survey of overseas students currently studying in the UK'.
    Ex: Following the narrator across endless ash fields, lava fields and steep rock faces, the reader easily gets lost in a dream in which the mysterious and the familiar merge.
    Ex: For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth.
    * pared del acantilado = cliff face.

    * * *
    cliff
    * * *

    Del verbo acantilar: ( conjugate acantilar)

    acantilado es:

    el participio

    acantilado sustantivo masculino
    cliff
    acantilado sustantivo masculino cliff
    ' acantilado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    borde
    - escarpado
    English:
    abseil
    - cliff
    - hang over
    - ledge
    - sheer
    - away
    - beat
    - up
    * * *
    cliff
    * * *
    m cliff
    * * *
    : cliff
    * * *
    acantilado n cliff

    Spanish-English dictionary > acantilado

  • 20 anciano

    adj.
    ancient, aged, old, very old.
    m.
    old man, ancient, elder, old timer.
    * * *
    1 very old, elderly, aged
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 old person, elderly person
    1 old people, the elderly
    * * *
    1. (f. - anciana)
    adj.
    aged, elderly, old
    2. (f. - anciana)
    noun
    elderly person, old person
    * * *
    anciano, -a
    1.
    ADJ old, aged
    2.
    SM / F [de mucha edad] old man/woman, elderly man/woman; (Rel) elder
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo elderly
    II
    - na (m) elderly man; (f) elderly woman
    * * *
    = aged, elder, elderly citizen, elderly person.
    Ex. Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and aged (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
    Ex. Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.
    Ex. Meeting the library and information needs of senior citizens is becoming a major challenge for public libraries all over the world.
    Ex. They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.
    ----
    * ancianos = elderly people, old people.
    * ancianos, los = elderly, the, aged, the.
    * pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.
    * residencia de ancianos = elderly persons' home, old people's home, elderly housing unit, nursing home, residential home, rest home.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo elderly
    II
    - na (m) elderly man; (f) elderly woman
    * * *
    = aged, elder, elderly citizen, elderly person.

    Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and aged (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.

    Ex: Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.
    Ex: Meeting the library and information needs of senior citizens is becoming a major challenge for public libraries all over the world.
    Ex: They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.
    * ancianos = elderly people, old people.
    * ancianos, los = elderly, the, aged, the.
    * pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.
    * residencia de ancianos = elderly persons' home, old people's home, elderly housing unit, nursing home, residential home, rest home.

    * * *
    anciano1 -na
    elderly
    la mujer más anciana del pueblo the oldest woman in the village
    anciano2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    A ( masculine) elderly man o gentleman
    B ( feminine) elderly woman o lady
    * * *

     

    anciano
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    elderly
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) elderly man;

    (f) elderly woman
    anciano,-a
    I adjetivo very old, ancient
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
    los ancianos, old people
    ' anciano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    anciana
    - mayor
    - acoger
    - asilar
    - chochear
    - consumir
    - desamparado
    - valer
    English:
    ageing
    - amble
    - come through
    - craggy
    - elderly
    - groan
    - strike up
    - aged
    - geriatric
    * * *
    anciano, -a
    ♦ adj
    old
    ♦ nm,f
    [hombre] old man, old person; [mujer] old woman, old person;
    los ancianos the elderly
    ♦ nm
    [de tribu] elder
    * * *
    I adj old
    II m old man
    * * *
    anciano, -na adj
    : aged, old, elderly
    anciano, -na n
    : elderly person
    * * *
    anciano1 adj elderly
    1. (sin especificar) elderly person
    2. (hombre) elderly man [pl. men]

    Spanish-English dictionary > anciano

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  • Craggy — Crag gy (kr[a^]g g[y^]), a. Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain. The craggy ledge. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • craggy — mid 15c.; see CRAG (Cf. crag) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • craggy — [adj] jagged asperous, broken, cragged, harsh, precipitous, rock bound, rocky, rough, rugged, scabrous, scraggy, stony, uneven, unlevel, unsmooth; concepts 490,606 Ant. flat, smooth …   New thesaurus

  • craggy — ► ADJECTIVE (craggier, craggiest) 1) having many crags. 2) (of a man s face) attractively rugged and rough textured. DERIVATIVES craggily adverb cragginess noun …   English terms dictionary

  • craggy — [krag′idkrag′ē] adj. craggier, craggiest having many crags; steep and rugged: also cragged [krag′id] cragginess n …   English World dictionary

  • craggy — [[t]kræ̱gi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A craggy cliff or mountain is steep and rocky. ...tiny villages on craggy cliffs. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A craggy face has large features and deep lines. He s a very small man with a lined, craggy face …   English dictionary

  • craggy — UK [ˈkræɡɪ] / US adjective Word forms craggy : adjective craggy comparative craggier superlative craggiest 1) steep with a lot of rough rocks 2) a craggy face looks strong and has deep lines in it craggy features …   English dictionary

  • craggy — adjective (craggier; est) Date: 15th century 1. full of crags < craggy slopes > 2. rough, rugged < a craggy face > < a craggy voice > • craggily adverb • cragginess …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • craggy — crag|gy [ˈkrægi] adj 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • craggy — crag|gy [ krægi ] adjective 1. ) steep with a lot of rough rocks 2. ) a craggy face looks strong and has deep lines in it: RUGGED: craggy features …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • craggy — adjective 1 a mountain that is craggy is very steep and covered in rough rocks 2 having a face with many deep lines on it: craggy good looks …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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