Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

splinteringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: splin-ter-ing-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to splinter.

Example Sentences

"When the door finally, splinteringly gave way, he stumbled clear across the room beyond, fetched up against an instrument console, recovered his balance, and gaped."

Etymology

From splintering + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: splintering

Inflected Forms

more splinteringly (comparative) most splinteringly (superlative)

Questions

What does splinteringly mean?: So as to splinter.
Where does splinteringly come from?: From splintering + -ly.

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