| ADJECTIVE | all | splintery | subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces |
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| pert | splintery, slivery | resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points |
| Sounds | splih'nteriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces. | |
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| Broader | breakable | capable of being broken or damaged |
| Nouns | splinter | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal |
| Meaning | resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points. | |
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| Example | "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards" | |
| Synonym | slivery | |
| Nouns | splinter | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal |
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