clifty

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UK/ˈklɪfti/

adjective

Characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.

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Meanings

adjectiveclifty (comparative more clifty, superlative most clifty)

comparative more clifty · superlative most clifty

  1. obsoleteCharacterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.

    Down the clifty gorge – its walls of solid sandstone, cloven to the bare heart of the range by the fierce momentum of the waters – the bounding river came.

    1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 3

Origin

From clift + -y.

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APA

clifty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clifty

MLA

“clifty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clifty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clifty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clifty.

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