ridgy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ridgy
Example Sentences
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On the Col he had, as it were, stood aloof, and looked abroad on a vast and glorious region; now, he was involved in its rocky, ridgy, woody details.
From Rivers of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Ruck, ruk, n. a wrinkle, fold, or crease.—v.t. to wrinkle, to crease: to annoy, ruffle.—v.i. to have a folded, wrinkled, or ridgy surface.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
When next I reached a ridgy spot I chose a good pine and shinned it.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
In whatever direction he looked, from the ridgy heights of the Castlehill, a glorious natural picture met his eye.
From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant
We went down on the other slope of Counterside with Hawes in sight, and Cam Fell, a long ridgy summit more than 1900 feet high.
From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter
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