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slivery en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈslɪvəɹi/

Etymology

From sliver + -y.

Meanings

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; […] 1925, MotorBoating, volume 36, number 4, page 106:
   • 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. 1952, Wire and Wire Products, volume 27, page 78:
   • As a final touch she made some slivery little brown-and-white-bread sandwiches to go with the Newburg, just for style. 1937, James Ernest Boyle, The Battle of Milk, page 38:

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