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rifty en · ADJ

Etymology

From rift + -y.

Meanings

1. 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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