Clifty
//ˈklɪfti// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy. obsolete
"Down the clifty gorge – its walls of solid sandstone, cloven to the bare heart of the range by the fierce momentum of the waters – the bounding river came."
Example
More examples"Down the clifty gorge – its walls of solid sandstone, cloven to the bare heart of the range by the fierce momentum of the waters – the bounding river came."
Etymology
From clift + -y.
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