Synonyms for splintery

Grammar : Adj

Spell : splin-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsplɪn tər

Top 10 synonyms for splintery

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Définition of splintery

Origin : 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.

As in sharp : adj knifelike, cutting
As in breakable : adj easily hurt or destroyed
As in knifelike : adj sharp
As in lancinating : adj sharp
As in stabbing : adj sharp

Example sentences :

The nature of the bark is known by its splintery, fibrous, or corky texture.
Extract from : « On the Banks of the Amazon » by W.H.G. Kingston

It is rarely used for inside finishing, owing to its brittle and splintery character.
Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson

The next rock is a porphyritic horn-stone, and splintery horn-stone.
Extract from : « The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2 » by George Finlayson

Hornstone occurs under three modifications; splintery hornstone, conchoidal hornstone, and woodstone.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

A brittle wood breaks suddenly with a clean instead of a splintery fracture and without warning.
Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record

Yes, over the surface of the water radiated a ferny, splintery film, which was ice.
Extract from : « The House of Fulfilment » by George Madden Martin

Hornstone is more brittle than flint and has a splintery rather than a conchoidal fracture.
Extract from : « Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 2 [February 1902] » by Various

But on December 19th came another dreadful and splintery packing-case.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 23, 1919 » by Various

Calcareous incrustations, including fragments of madrepores, and of shells, cemented by splintery carbonate of lime.
Extract from : « Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] » by Phillip Parker King

At Point Deas Thompson the limestone re-appears, having reddish-brown and flesh-red colours, and a splintery fracture.
Extract from : « Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea » by John Franklin

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