splinteryadj.adv.

/ˈsplɪntəri/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s splintry.

Etymology: < splinter n., splinter v. + -y suffix¹. Compare Dutch splinterig, West Frisian splinterich.

1. Mineralogy. Of fracture: Characterized by the production of small splinters.

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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [adjective] > cleavage or fracture

beddy1709

splintery1794

conchoid1802

conchoidal1802

graphic1814

axotomous1834

fendillated1853

plagioclastic1869

plagioclasic1913

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 34 Of this [i.e. compact] fracture there are six sorts, the uneven, even, conchoidal, splintery, earthy, and hackly.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 215 Primitive limestone..is said sometimes to discover a splintry fracture.

1804 Edinb. Rev. 3 301 Let its fracture be splintery, and it becomes hornstein.

1884 J. E. Lee tr. Römer Bone Caves of Ojcow 2 A compact white oolitic limestone with a splintery or flatly conchoidal fracture.

a. Of stone, minerals, etc.: Liable to split into splinters; breaking or separating easily into splinters; spec. having a splintery fracture.

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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > bursting, shattering, or breaking into pieces

shiveringa1400

shattering1577

splintery1808

splintering1828

bursting1868

brisant1905

smithereening1959

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 11 In those places where the upper parts of the rock are of a splintry texture.

1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery 405 Common calcedony, inclining to splintery quartz.

1886 G. M. Fenn Patience Wins 50 The stone we found here and there was slaty and splintery.

b. Of rocks, etc.: Marked by splintering; rough or jagged.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective]

roughOE

snaggy1581

toothy1611

jagged1651

snagged1658

jaggy1717

splintery1829

snaggled1938

1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein I. i. 17 The ridgy precipices..showed their splintery and rugged edges over the vapour.

1843 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters I. 90 Salvator bids him stand still under some contemptible fragment of splintery crag.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xi. 194 Abounding in steep precipices and splintery peaks.

3. Of the nature of a splinter; resembling a splinter in shape or form.

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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > slender and

spear-like1567

styliform1578

styliformed1578

lance-like1579

arrowy1637

needle-like1672

needly1694

spiculated1745

lanceolated1752

subulated1752

subulate1757

lanceolate1760

toothpick1761

spear-shaped1763

lance-shaped1776

hastate1777

needle-formed1784

needled1786

needle-shaped1786

subuliform1804

aciform?a1808

needle-form1807

spicular1813

hastiformc1820

speary1821

splintery1836

aiguillesque1856

fleam-shaped1856

toothpick-shaped1905

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [adjective] > long narrow piece > split off

splintery1836

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 978 To prevent the seam, which forms the ceiling over the workmen's heads, from falling down and killing them by its splintery fragments.

1880 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley III. 24 There was no severe cold yet;..no splintery needles of sparkling drift.

figurative.1836 W. S. Landor Minor Prose Pieces in Wks. (1853) II. 457/1 I was never an admirer..of those abrupt and splintery sentences, which..sparkle only when they are broken.in combination.1888 F. Rutley Rock-forming Minerals 192 The laths do not show splintery-looking ends.

4. Abounding in or full of splinters.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough > full of splinters

splintery1856

1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. xi. 93 It was a large room, with a rough splintery floor.

5. As adv. In a splintering manner. rare.

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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adverb] > in a manner that breaks to pieces

shiveringly1631

splintery1784

smash1818

1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 453 It..breaks more woody and splintery.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	splintery
释义	splinteryadj.adv. /ˈsplɪntəri/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s splintry. Etymology: < splinter n., splinter v. + -y suffix¹. Compare Dutch splinterig, West Frisian splinterich. 1. Mineralogy. Of fracture: Characterized by the production of small splinters. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [adjective] > cleavage or fracture beddy1709 splintery1794 conchoid1802 conchoidal1802 graphic1814 axotomous1834 fendillated1853 plagioclastic1869 plagioclasic1913 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 34 Of this [i.e. compact] fracture there are six sorts, the uneven, even, conchoidal, splintery, earthy, and hackly. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 215 Primitive limestone..is said sometimes to discover a splintry fracture. 1804 Edinb. Rev. 3 301 Let its fracture be splintery, and it becomes hornstein. 1884 J. E. Lee tr. Römer Bone Caves of Ojcow 2 A compact white oolitic limestone with a splintery or flatly conchoidal fracture. 2. a. Of stone, minerals, etc.: Liable to split into splinters; breaking or separating easily into splinters; spec. having a splintery fracture. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > bursting, shattering, or breaking into pieces shiveringa1400 shattering1577 splintery1808 splintering1828 bursting1868 brisant1905 smithereening1959 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 11 In those places where the upper parts of the rock are of a splintry texture. 1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery 405 Common calcedony, inclining to splintery quartz. 1886 G. M. Fenn Patience Wins 50 The stone we found here and there was slaty and splintery. b. Of rocks, etc.: Marked by splintering; rough or jagged. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] roughOE snaggy1581 toothy1611 jagged1651 snagged1658 jaggy1717 splintery1829 snaggled1938 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein I. i. 17 The ridgy precipices..showed their splintery and rugged edges over the vapour. 1843 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters I. 90 Salvator bids him stand still under some contemptible fragment of splintery crag. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xi. 194 Abounding in steep precipices and splintery peaks. 3. Of the nature of a splinter; resembling a splinter in shape or form. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > slender and spear-like1567 styliform1578 styliformed1578 lance-like1579 arrowy1637 needle-like1672 needly1694 spiculated1745 lanceolated1752 subulated1752 subulate1757 lanceolate1760 toothpick1761 spear-shaped1763 lance-shaped1776 hastate1777 needle-formed1784 needled1786 needle-shaped1786 subuliform1804 aciform?a1808 needle-form1807 spicular1813 hastiformc1820 speary1821 splintery1836 aiguillesque1856 fleam-shaped1856 toothpick-shaped1905 the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [adjective] > long narrow piece > split off splintery1836 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 978 To prevent the seam, which forms the ceiling over the workmen's heads, from falling down and killing them by its splintery fragments. 1880 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley III. 24 There was no severe cold yet;..no splintery needles of sparkling drift. figurative.1836 W. S. Landor Minor Prose Pieces in Wks. (1853) II. 457/1 I was never an admirer..of those abrupt and splintery sentences, which..sparkle only when they are broken.in combination.1888 F. Rutley Rock-forming Minerals 192 The laths do not show splintery-looking ends. 4. Abounding in or full of splinters. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough > full of splinters splintery1856 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. xi. 93 It was a large room, with a rough splintery floor. 5. As adv. In a splintering manner. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adverb] > in a manner that breaks to pieces shiveringly1631 splintery1784 smash1818 1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 453 It..breaks more woody and splintery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.adv.1784
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