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clifty

UK/ˈklɪfti/

clifty adjective: characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.

Adjective

clifty (comparative more clifty, superlative most clifty)

  1. (obsolete) Characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.
    • 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.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 3

Forms of clifty

comparativemore clifty
superlativemost clifty

Origin of clifty

From clift + -y.

Questions about clifty

What does clifty mean?
Clifty means characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.
What part of speech is clifty?
Clifty is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clifty?
Clifty is pronounced /ˈklɪfti/ (UK).

Words near clifty in the dictionary

  1. cliftonite
  2. cliftonites
  3. Cliftons
  4. Cliftonville
  5. clifts
  6. clifty
  7. clih
  8. clihs
  9. clikkie
  10. clikkies
  11. CLIL

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