ridgy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ridgy
Example Sentences
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The island of Jan Mayen, with its ridgy hills and its one mighty mountain, is clad in dazzling robes of virgin snow.
From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables
But heedless of all this they urged their steps until they had reached the ridgy horizon, which, ever since morning, had loomed greyishly blue before them.
From My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
In course of time, a low ridgy process is seen emerging along the outer edge of the cylindrical shaft, forming a line of light upon it and destroying its gradation.
From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by John Ruskin
Was she attracted to the ridgy scars on my cheeks half revealed by my scarf?—to me they have a pleasing symmetry.
From The Night of the Long Knives by Virgil Finlay
The ruins of White Castle are very considerable, crowning the summit of a ridgy eminence a mile and a half to the north of p. 302Llandilo.
From A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire by J. T. Barber
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