Splin·ter·y a. Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral.
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splintery
adj 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" [syn: slivery]