Etymograph

English

splinterlike

From splinter + -like.

Formed from splinter + -like

Middle Dutch splinter

Middle English splenter ‘a splinter’

English splinter

Today it means

adj Resembling or characteristic of a splinter.

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Sources: Wiktionary, “splinterlike”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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