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

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

Not soon now shalt thou meet the ridgy seas.'

From A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by Morris, William

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 Stables, Gordon

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

Pip said later: “I suppose myself to be better acquainted than any living authority with the ridgy effect of a wedding ring passing unsympathetically over the human countenance.”

From Dickens As an Educator by Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)