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adjective
Rough or jagged; (of a metal or mineral, or its surface) having a rough, jagged texture characterized by the presence of numerous short sharp points.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Kirwan (1733–1812), chemist and mineralogist. From hackle + -y.
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