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Webster 1913 Edition


Splintery

Splin′ter-y

(splĭn′tẽr-y̆)
,
Adj.
Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters;
as, the
splintery
fracture of a mineral
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Splintery

SPLINTERY

,
Adj.
Consisting of splinters, or resembling splinters; as the splintery fracture of a mineral, which discovers scales arising from splits or fissures, parallel to the line of fracture.