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hackly

American  
[hak-lee] / ˈhæk li /

adjective

  1. rough or jagged, as if hacked.

    Some minerals break with a hackly fracture.

Etymology

Origin of hackly

First recorded in 1790–1800; hackle 2 + -y 1

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It offers no indications of internal structure, but, on being separated by mechanical violence, exhibits a hackly fracture.

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