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splintery |
Overview of adj splintery The adj splintery has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) splintery -- (subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces) 2. splintery, slivery -- (resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards") Antonyms of adj splintery 1 of 2 senses of splintery Sense 1 splintery INDIRECT (VIA breakable) -> unbreakable Similarity of adj splintery 2 senses of splintery Sense 1 splintery => breakable (vs. unbreakable) Sense 2 splintery, slivery Pertains to noun splinter (Sense 1) =>splinter, sliver, flinders => bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap Attributes of adj splintery Familiarity of adj splintery splintery used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj splintery splintery Overview of adj splintery The adj splintery has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) splintery -- (subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces) 2. splintery, slivery -- (resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards")
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