hackly

[ hak-lee ]

adjective

1. rough or jagged, as if hacked:

   Some minerals break with a hackly fracture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hackly¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

It breaks with a rough, hackly fracture, is easily pulverised, and its powder is of a bright buff-yellow colour.

From Project Gutenberg