splintery

splin·ter  (splntr)

n.

1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.

2. A splinter group.

v. splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters

v.intr.

To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters. See Synonyms at break.

v.tr.

To cause to splinter.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]

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splinter·y adj.

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splintery [ˈsplɪntərɪ]

adj

liable to produce or break into splinters

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	splintery - subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
	2.	splintery - resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards" slivery

Translations

splintery

adj → splitt(e)rig