Full of cracks, crevices, or small narrow openings; having many crannies or fissures.
From 'cranny' (a small narrow crack or crevice) plus the adjective suffix '-ed'. The root 'cranny' likely derives from Old French 'crane' or related words meaning to burst or crack.
When Shakespeare wrote about 'the crannied wall,' he was painting a picture that readers instantly understood—a crannied surface is like a wrinkled face, full of character and stories of age and weathering!
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