splinteringly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

splintering +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

splinteringly (comparative more splinteringly, superlative most splinteringly)

  1. So as to splinter.
    • 1963, Poul Anderson, Industrial Revolution:
      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.