fatiscent, a.
(fəˈtɪsənt)
[ad. L. fatiscent-em, pr. pple. of fatiscĕre to open in chinks or clefts, f. *fati- yawning: see fatigue v.]
Having chinks or clefts; cracked.
| 1807 J. Headrick Arran 51 Fatiscent granite. 1916 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms (ed. 4) 144/1 Fatiscent, cracked, or gaping open. 1957 Snell & Dick Gloss. Mycology 57/2 Fatiscent, disappearing; breaking up. |