hackly

American

[hak-lee] / ˈhæk li /

adjective

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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hackly

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

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891 by Various

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