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SPLINTERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
Classified under:
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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