slivery

adj
/ˈslɪvəɹi/

Etymology

From sliver + -y.

  1. derived from slīfan
  2. derived from sliven
  3. inherited from sliver
  4. suffixed as slivery — “sliver + y

Definitions

  1. Resembling or full of slivers.

    • Mimi, unfortunately, was not dressed to slide on the slivery surface of new-sawed pine. […] [H]er costume of pink silk and chiffon, not overly voluminous in the first place, mostly was impaled on slivers and left in her wake; […]
    • As a final touch she made some slivery little brown-and-white-bread sandwiches to go with the Newburg, just for style.
    • A common defect in copper wire is that of slivers. These may be caused by improperly cast wire bars and/or by improper hot rolling. Horizontally cast wire bars having cold shuts, rough edges and bad sets, will make slivery rod and wire.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA