splintery
adjectiveHow to pronounce splintery:
Definition of splintery:
- splintery (adjective):
- subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces.
Synonyms for splintery:
bit
chip
disc
disk
flake
fragment
part
particle
scrap
shard
sheet
shred
sliver
spall
splint
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- spinneret
- speedly
- spectation
- spectacles
- specious
- speakeasy
- soviet
- southerlies
- sorcery
- sopranos
- soprano
- sophrosyne
- sophomore
- soledad
- soldiers
- softener
- sodium
- socratic
- soberer
- snakelike
- smooth-spoken
- slenderized
- slaloming
- skyscrapers
- skyscraper
- skydiving
- skinniness
- sizzler
- sirenic
- sirena
- sinopie
- sinatra
- simplistic
- silvia
- siddhartha
- sialolith
- shrubbery
- shivering
- shikana
- shiitake
- sheridin
- sheridan
- shepherdess
- shenandoah
- shakira
- sfumato
- serviette
- serrated
- serials
- septuple
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