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SPLINTERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

breakable (capable of being broken or damaged)

Derivation:

splinter (a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points

Example:

a rough splintery floor of old pine boards

Synonyms:

slivery; splintery

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

splinter (a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal)

Derivation:

splinter (a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal)

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