HyperDic: slivery

English > 1 sense of the word slivery:
ADJECTIVEpertslivery, splinteryresembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points
English > slivery: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaningresembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points.
Synonymsplintery
Nounsslivera thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
slivera small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal

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