Having many small cracks or splits, like dry earth or tree bark.
From Latin fissura meaning 'a cleft or crack,' combined with the suffix -ary indicating a quality or condition. The word evolved in English to describe surfaces characterized by multiple fissures or crevices.
Geologists use 'fissury' to describe rock formations that are literally breaking apart—and these fracture patterns can tell us where earthquakes might happen or where water flows underground!
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