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Cliffy

Cliffy \Cliff"y\, a. Having cliffs; broken; craggy.

Wiktionary
cliffy

a. Abounding in cliffs.

WordNet
cliffy

adj. (of a shore or shoreline) characterized by steep cliffs or precipices; "the cliffy shores of Dover" [syn: clifflike] [ant: beachy]

Usage examples of "cliffy".

He spoke with Cliffy and Robinson, all the while looking at the top hat and licking his lips.

More policemen were standing with Police Detective Cliffy and Sergeant Robinson.

Bill walk in front of him to where Cliffy was standing trying not to spit.

Almost at the same moment, the door opened, letting in Detective Cliffy and his playmate Robinson.

His friend wanted to go too, but the policeman made it clear that Detective Cliffy would be talking to one person at a time.

I had never been inside the Magic Palace, had never heard of it before Detective Cliffy mentioned it, but imagining the place had a room just like that would not be difficult.

The northern shore was cliffy, and inland from the escarpments the forested hillside was broken by deep gullies.

Cliffy could explode in his face, a second car arrived, this one driven by a tweedy guy wearing thick glasses.

The northern shore was cliffy, and inland from the escarpments the forested hillside was broken by deep gullies.

That sloped crag, jutting out high over the sea where it boiled against the base of the cliffy, had made an indelible impression on my young mind.

Ithaca, which he doubtless regarded with wonder and disappointment, as he passed its cliffy shores, was then in the possession of the French.