hackly

[ hak-lee ]

/ ˈhæk li /

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adjective

rough or jagged, as if hacked: Some minerals break with a hackly fracture.

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Nearby words

hacking jacket, hackle, hackle fly, hackleback, hackles, hackly, hackman, hackmatack, hackney, hackney coach, hackneyed

Origin of hackly

First recorded in 1790–1800; hackle² + -y¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hackly

It offers no indications of internal structure, but, on being separated by mechanical violence, exhibits a hackly fracture.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100. March 7, 1891.|Various
It breaks with a rough, hackly fracture, is easily pulverised, and its powder is of a bright buff-yellow colour.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley