splintery Antonyms
Meaning of splintery
splintery (s)
subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
splintery (a)
resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points
splintery Sentence Examples
- The old wooden fence was so splintery that it threatened to impale anyone who dared to climb it.
- The shattered glass lay in splintery shards, shimmering ominously in the sunlight.
- The bone that protruded from the wound was sharp and splintery, causing excruciating pain.
- The splintery branches of the fallen tree tore at her clothes as she tried to push past them.
- The battered rocking chair had splintery edges that dug into her skin when she sat down.
- The wooden handle of the hammer was so splintery that she had to wear gloves to avoid getting splinters.
- The splintery plank of wood caught her foot, causing her to trip and fall.
- The old pier was covered in splintery boards that creaked and groaned under her weight.
- The splintery fence post scraped against the side of her car, leaving a long scratch in the paint.
- The splintery shards of the broken mirror reminded her of the shattered dreams she had once held.
FAQs About the word splintery
subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces, resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points
shard, flake,chip, sliver, fragment, particle, sheet, scrap, shred,splint
lump, lump,slab, chunk, slab, chunk, hunk,hunk,
The old wooden fence was so splintery that it threatened to impale anyone who dared to climb it.
The shattered glass lay in splintery shards, shimmering ominously in the sunlight.
The bone that protruded from the wound was sharp and splintery, causing excruciating pain.
The splintery branches of the fallen tree tore at her clothes as she tried to push past them.
