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splintery
splin·ter S0655200 (splĭn′tər)n.1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.2. A splinter group.v. splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters v.intr. To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters.v.tr. To cause to splinter. See Synonyms at break.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]
splin′ter·y adj.splintery (ˈsplɪntərɪ) adjliable to produce or break into splintersThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | splintery - subject to breaking into sharp slender piecesbreakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" | | 2. | splintery - resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards"slivery |
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Related to splintery: corundumSynonyms for splinteryadj subject to breaking into sharp slender piecesRelated Wordsadj resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp pointsSynonyms |