Having a rough, jagged, or deeply fissured surface, like cracked or broken rock.
From Latin 'confragosus,' combining 'confractus' (broken) and likely influenced by 'fragosus' (rough, difficult). This geological term developed in Renaissance Latin to describe terrain features.
You'll find 'confragose' in old geology texts describing canyons and badlands—it's the perfect word for landscapes that look like the Earth's skin cracked and peeled apart over millions of years.
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