slitted en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English slit Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English slitted From slit + -ed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a slit or slits.
The walls are slitted with embrasures through which bowmen could fire, indicating that the belfry also served as a stronghold during border skirmishes.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 311, about the church at Pembridge: