What does slivery mean?
Slivery means Resembling or full of slivers..
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/ˈslɪvəɹi/ · adjective
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; […]
As a final touch she made some slivery little brown-and-white-bread sandwiches to go with the Newburg, just for style.
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.
Use slivery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slivery means Resembling or full of slivers..
Common synonyms include splintery.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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; […]
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