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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