splintery
1Splintery — Splin ter*y (spl[i^]n t[ e]r*[y^]), a. Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral. [1913 Webster] …
2splintery — [splin′tərē] adj. 1. easily splintered 2. of or like a splinter 3. resulting in splinters, as a fracture 4. full of splinters; splintered * * * See splinter. * * * …
3splintery — [splin′tərē] adj. 1. easily splintered 2. of or like a splinter 3. resulting in splinters, as a fracture 4. full of splinters; splintered …
4splintery — splinter ► NOUN ▪ a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, etc. broken off from a larger piece. ► VERB ▪ break into splinters. DERIVATIVES splintery adjective. ORIGIN Dutch …
5splintery — adjective 1. subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑breakable • Derivationally related forms: ↑splinter 2. resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp… …
6splintery fracture — noun (mineralogy) The property of breaking with a surface like broken wood • • • Main Entry: ↑splint …
7splintery — adjective see splinter I …
8splintery — adjective a) Having many splinters. b) Given to splintering …
9splintery — splin·ter·y || splɪntÉ™rɪ adj. full of splinters or slivers; tending to split into small fragments, liable to splinter …
10splintery — splin·tery …