a. [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. Headrick, View Min. etc. Arran, 51. A third vein, mostly composed of fatiscent granite, with a few solid, though smaller blocks behind, occasions a similar change in the angle of elevation of the strata.
