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[ klif-ee ] / ˈklɪf i /
adjective, cliff·i·er, cliff·i·est.abounding in or formed by cliffs: a cliffy shoreline. Origin of cliffyFirst recorded in 1530–40; cliff + -y1 Words nearby cliffyClifford, Clifford trust, Cliffside Park, Cliffs Notes, cliff swallow, cliffy, clift, Clifton, climacteric, climactic, climant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cliffyThe headlands project boldly far into the sea; in front lie several islands, and behind dark forests and the cliffy Apennines. The Life of Lord Byron|John Galt We stopped to dine on an interesting rocky island, securing our canoe to the cliffy shore. Canoeing in the wilderness|Henry David Thoreau He stood a second on the cliffy north wall to look down on the quiet harbor. Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair The Finsteraarhorn sends down a number of cliffy buttresses, separated from each other by wide couloirs filled with ice and snow. The Glaciers of the Alps|John Tyndall
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