scarped

adjective

as in craggy

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  1. craggy
  2. mountainous
  3. hilly
  4. steep
  5. precipitous
  6. vertical
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  • Dining options all take advantage of the indoor-outdoor living the island thrives on, and are framed by beautiful views highlighting the craggy stretch of coast Domes sits on.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Tear the loaf into generous, craggy chunks rather than neat little cubes, and err on the side of bigger pieces.
    — Lillian Syme, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of craggy
Adjective
  • The Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea -- A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea 's capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cultivating tradition Hours down a narrow, mountainous footpath, Reynalda García Juárez is tending to those roots, quite literally.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountainous
Adjective
  • The result was tremendous pushing power—crucial for construction outfits on the hilly terrain of Northern California, Oregon, and so on.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In February, a legislator was among six people who died after a helicopter crash in a hilly area of western Kenya.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hilly
Adjective
  • This rainfall may produce life threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in steep terrain and over areas that were affected recently by Hurricane Lala.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Growth-stage companies currently forced into private placements at steep discounts and significant dilution to existing shareholders would gain a transparent, public alternative.
    — Cromwell Coulson, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of steep
Adjective
  • The precipitous decline can be attributed to multiple factors—including, happily, the expansion of universal pre-K in some states.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These figures also say something about the precipitous fall of ARC in addition to the resilience of Destiny 2.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of precipitous
Adjective
  • An offshore net capture by CASC and a vertical land landing by LandSpace.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But back to De Niro, and how those vertical food deliveries spawned a hospitality empire.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of vertical
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