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rissig

cracked

adjective RIS-ikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

chapped

Usage Note

rissig describes a surface full of small cracks, from Riss (crack), as in rissige Haut (cracked skin) or rissiger Lack (cracked paint). It implies a network of fine fissures.

Examples

"Im Sommer wurde der trockene Boden tief rissig."

Natural Translation

In summer the dry ground became deeply cracked.

Literal Translation

In-the summer became the dry ground deeply cracked.

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