clifty

English

Etymology

From clift +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪfti/

Adjective

clifty (comparative more clifty, superlative most clifty)

1. (obsolete) Characterised by cliffs; cliffy, craggy.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 3:

     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.