spelky

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adjective

splintery

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivespelky (comparative more spelky, superlative most spelky)

comparative more spelky · superlative most spelky

  1. splintery

    the sing of axe on concrete, swerving off knots in spelky sticks

    a. 1972, Sandy Cunningham, Far Back Down
    1 more example

    The fibre [from the boreholes] was spelky, i.e. occurs as hard and brittle sticks and is not fluffy.

    1973, Zimbabwe Geological Survey

Origin

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