splintery

Full of slivers

Splintery describes something that produces or is covered with splinters—thin, sharp fragments of wood or similar material: The old fence was rough and splintery.

It can also describe a texture that feels like it might give you splinters: splintery floorboards.

Figuratively, splintery suggests fragmentation or jaggedness: a splintery coalition of minor parties.

fragile

brittle

Liable to shatter

breakableCapable of shattering
frangibleCapable of being broken
friableReadily reduced to fragments

crumbly · delicate · fragmented · fractured · shattered · cracked · deteriorated · decayed · weakened · dry

texture

rough

Uneven in surface

jaggedSharply uneven, notched
coarseRough in texture
raggedWorn to shreds

uneven · fibrous · shreddy · flaky · bristly · prickly · gritty · abrasive · spiky · frayed

sharp

pointed

Tapering to a tip

piercingPenetrating or very sharp
barbedHaving sharp projections
needle-likeThin and sharply pointed

stabbing · pricking · poking · protruding · jutting · angular · spiky · thorny · lacerating · cutting

wood

lumber

Sawn wood for building

timberWood for construction
plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
pineCone-bearing evergreen

oak · cedar · driftwood · pallet · crate · floorboard · railing · fence · beam · plank

injury

sliver

Thin split-off piece

fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
shardBroken fragment of something brittle
punctureHole from penetration

embedded · tweezers · wound · prick · sting · pierce · irritation · festering · infected · extraction

splintery

brittle

rough

pointed

lumber

sliver

splintery

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