splinteringly

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adverb

So as to splinter.

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Meanings

adverbsplinteringly (comparative more splinteringly, superlative most splinteringly)

comparative more splinteringly · superlative most splinteringly

  1. So as to splinter.

    When the door finally, splinteringly gave way, he stumbled clear across the room beyond, fetched up against an instrument console, recovered his balance, and gaped.

    1963, Poul Anderson, Industrial Revolution

Origin

From splintering + -ly.

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APA

splinteringly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splinteringly

MLA

“splinteringly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splinteringly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splinteringly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splinteringly.

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