cliffy

[ klif-ee ]

adjective,cliff·i·er, cliff·i·est.

Origin of cliffy

First recorded in 1530–40; cliff + -y¹

The headlands project boldly far into the sea; in front lie several islands, and behind dark forests and the cliffy Apennines.
The Life of Lord Byron | John Galt
Here we were again stopped for some time, finding a way by which we might ascend the cliffy sides.
In the Eastern Seas | W.H.G. Kingston
They came about in mid-channel and lay some hours with lowered sail in the lee of a cliffy island.
Patsy | S. R. Crockett
He knew that shore slightly,—a bald, cliffy stretch notched with rocky pockets in which the surf beat itself into dirty foam.
Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. Sinclair
He stood a second on the cliffy north wall to look down on the quiet harbor.
Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. Sinclair

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