jointy

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English

Etymology

From joint +‎ -y.

Adjective

jointy (comparative more jointy, superlative most jointy)

  1. Having joints; jointed.
    • 2014, Michelle Lovric, The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters:
      I rolled myself into a jointy ball and wept until I fell into a recurring dream in which the parapets of Harristown Bridge rolled open to devour me
  2. (geology) Of the nature of a geologic joint.
    a jointy rock; jointy slate