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cliffed

cliffed adjective: formed by cliffs.

Adjective

cliffed (comparative more cliffed, superlative most cliffed)

  1. formed by cliffs
    • The cliffed coasts are cut mostly in consolidated rock of somewhat uniform material, which usually results in straight coastlines.1984, Gerald G. Kuhn, Francis Parker Shepard, Sea cliffs, beaches, and coastal valleys of San Diego County: some amazing histories and some horrifying implications, University of California Press...
    • The abundance of cliffed coasts around the world reflects the major changes that have taken place between relative levels of land and sea in recent geological times.1985, United Nations Environment Programme, International Maritime Organization, Oil spills and shoreline clean-up on the coasts of the Eastern African region, UNEP, page 36

Forms of cliffed

comparativemore cliffed
superlativemost cliffed

Origin of cliffed

From cliff + -ed.

Questions about cliffed

What does cliffed mean?
Cliffed means formed by cliffs.
What part of speech is cliffed?
Cliffed is an adjective.

Words near cliffed in the dictionary

  1. Cliffe
  2. Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
  3. Cliffe Common
  4. Cliffe Vale
  5. Cliffe Woods
  6. cliffed
  7. Cliffes
  8. cliffgreen
  9. cliffgreens
  10. cliffhang
  11. cliffhanger

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