fissured.

Split by long, narrow cracks or clefts.

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Words that belong together

• fissured rock
• deeply fissured bark
• fissured ground

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Water trickled through the fissured rock.

The trunk's fissured bark sheltered small insects.

After weeks without rain, the ground was deeply fissured.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. More structural than scratched; describes openings in a surface or mass. Normally non-gradable in classification; deeply or extensively fissured for degree. Participial adjective from fissure.