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splintery Definition

splin·tery (-ē)

adjective

  1. easily splintered
  2. of or like a splinter
  3. resulting in splinters, as a fracture
  4. full of splinters; splintered

splintery Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • floor: Twenty or thirty of us would gather in the square, dingy room with splintery floor.