slivery

English

Etymology

sliver + -y

Adjective

slivery (comparative more slivery, superlative most slivery)

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

Usage notes

  • Also commonly encountered as a typographical error for silvery.

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