splintery

as insharp
as inbreakable
as inknifelike
as inlancinating
as instabbing

Synonyms for splintery

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Antonyms for splintery

sharp

adjective. knifelike, cutting

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter "a splinter," related to splinte (see splint). The adjective (as in splinter party) is first recorded 1935, from the noun.

Example Sentences forsplintery

The nature of the bark is known by its splintery, fibrous, or corky texture.

It is rarely used for inside finishing, owing to its brittle and splintery character.

The next rock is a porphyritic horn-stone, and splintery horn-stone.

Hornstone occurs under three modifications; splintery hornstone, conchoidal hornstone, and woodstone.

A brittle wood breaks suddenly with a clean instead of a splintery fracture and without warning.

Yes, over the surface of the water radiated a ferny, splintery film, which was ice.

Hornstone is more brittle than flint and has a splintery rather than a conchoidal fracture.

But on December 19th came another dreadful and splintery packing-case.

Calcareous incrustations, including fragments of madrepores, and of shells, cemented by splintery carbonate of lime.

At Point Deas Thompson the limestone re-appears, having reddish-brown and flesh-red colours, and a splintery fracture.

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More words related to splintery

breakable

knifelike

lancinating

sharp

stabbing