cliffy

[ klif-ee ]

adjective

, cliff·i·er, cliff·i·est.

1. abounding in or formed by cliffs:

   a cliffy shoreline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cliffy¹

First recorded in 1530–40; cliff + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The headlands project boldly far into the sea; in front lie several islands, and behind dark forests and the cliffy Apennines.

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Here we were again stopped for some time, finding a way by which we might ascend the cliffy sides.

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They came about in mid-channel and lay some hours with lowered sail in the lee of a cliffy island.

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He knew that shore slightly,—a bald, cliffy stretch notched with rocky pockets in which the surf beat itself into dirty foam.

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He stood a second on the cliffy north wall to look down on the quiet harbor.

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