splinteringly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
splintering + -ly
Adverb[edit]
splinteringly (comparative more splinteringly, superlative most splinteringly)
- 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.