Synonyms for Splintery & Similar Words

Definition of splintery

adjective
  1. subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
  2. 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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