ridgy

American  

[rij-ee] / ˈrɪdʒ i /

adjective

ridgier, ridgiest

1. rising in a ridge or ridges.

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Etymology

Origin of ridgy

First recorded in 1690–1700; ridge + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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ridgy

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)

The enemy was somewhere in position in a ridgy, wooded country, abounding in strong defensive positions, his main bodies concealed, protected by rifle-pits and epaulements, acting strictly on the defensive.

From The Battle of Gettysburg by Haskell, Frank Aretas

He gazed at them for a long time, and then he looked across the dotted red valley up to the vast ridgy steppes, toward the black plateau and beyond.

From The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories by Mathiews, Franklin K.

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

We traversed the ridgy summit of the mountain range, which runs just along the southern bank of the Tennessee and connects with the group of bold mountains around Chattanooga.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson