SPLINTERY

splintery

(adjective) subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces

splintery, slivery

(adjective) resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; “a rough splintery floor of old pine boards”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

splintery (comparative more splintery, superlative most splintery)

Having many splinters.

Given to splintering.

Source: Wiktionary


Splin"ter*y (-y), a.

Definition: Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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