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splintery

/splˈɪntɚi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
splin-tery
IPA
/splˈɪntɚi/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having many splinters.

adj

Given to splintering.

Etymology

From splinter + -y.

Inflected Forms

more splintery (comparative) most splintery (superlative)

Derived Forms

splinteriness

Synonyms

slivery

Questions

How do you pronounce splintery?
The recorded pronunciation is /splˈɪntɚi/.
What does splintery mean?
Having many splinters.
Where does splintery come from?
From splinter + -y.

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