rifty

adj

adj

Etymology From rift + -y.

Full of rifts or fissures.

If the stone is very rifty the axe will work best on the quarry bed; because in the axe working on the quarry face, where the stone is solid, it will show a smooth service, but in the rifty places it will show roughness and the defect in the stone.1862, United States. Court of Claims, Reports from the Court of Claims, page 597:

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