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SLIVERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points

Example:

a rough splintery floor of old pine boards

Synonyms:

slivery; splintery

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sliver (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)

Derivation:

sliver (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)

sliver (a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal)

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