Our wagonette had topped a rise and in front of us rose the huge expanse of the moor, mottled with gnarled and craggy cairns and tors. A cold wind swept down from it and set us shivering.
Source: tatoeba (6606606)
Craggy
Synonyms for "craggy" (60 found)
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Related words (30)
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Translations
30 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- скалист adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Czech
4 entries- drsný adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- ostře řezaný adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- rozeklaný adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- skalnatý adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Finnish
4 entries- karkea adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- karkeapiirteinen adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- kirveellä veistetty adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- louhikkoinen adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
French
1 entries- escarpé adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Greek
1 entries- βραχώδης adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Irish
4 entries- alltrach adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- creagach adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- méirscreach adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- sceilgeach adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Macedonian
2 entries- ка́рпест adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- ска́лест adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Māori
1 entries- pūtaratara adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Norwegian
2 entries- forrevet adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- klippefull adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Old English
1 entries- sċylfiġ adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Polish
1 entries- skalisty adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Russian
2 entries- скали́стый adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- суровый adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Spanish
4 entries- accidentado adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- escabroso adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- escarpado adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
- rudo adj (characterized by rugged etc. features)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Inside the plane, half a dozen scientists are fine-tuning 10 kinds of weather sensors, including microwave and laser. They stay on board, monitoring their instruments, as pilots fly over pre-selected snowy mountains, and high, snowy mesas. They’re seeking accurate snow measurements, even when craggy peaks mean snow is at different levels in the peaks and the valleys. Even when trees and forests hide the snow.
Source: tatoeba (11114648)
The mountains ahead are craggy and almost impassable.
Source: tatoeba (12365163)
The goat climbed up the craggy rocks.
Source: wiktionary
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