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.

Anagrams

• silver Y, silvery