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CLIFFY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cliffy mean?
• CLIFFY (adjective)
The adjective CLIFFY has 1 sense:
1. (of a shore or shoreline) characterized by steep cliffs or precipices
Familiarity information: CLIFFY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a shore or shoreline) characterized by steep cliffs or precipices
Synonyms:
clifflike; cliffy
Context example:
the cliffy shores of Dover
Similar:
craggy; rugged (rocky and steep)
precipitous (characterized by precipices)
rock-ribbed; rockbound (abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps)
Antonym:
beachy ((of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line)
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