gneissyadj.
/ˈnʌɪsi//ˈɡnʌɪsi/ = gneissic adj.
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1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 114 On the gneissy country..appears a coarse serpentine.
1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. II. xxii. 136 Angular blocks of white gneissy granite.
1925 H. L. Mencken Let. 27 May in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 224 Accompanying shivery, loamy, and kneisy minerals.
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