SPLINTERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does splintery mean? 

• SPLINTERY (adjective)
  The adjective SPLINTERY has 2 senses:

1. subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces

2. resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points

  Familiarity information: SPLINTERY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPLINTERY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

slivery; splintery

Context example:

a rough splintery floor of old pine boards

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)