splintery
Britishadjective
Vocabulary lists containing splintery
"Mississippi Solo," Vocabulary from the memoir
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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"While it too often sands the complications off what you sense should feel like an uncomfortably splintery issue, in its best moments, it's a quietly fearsome piece of drama," wrote the Telegraph's Robbie Collin.
From BBC • May 31, 2023
We ascended the Santa Monica Pier’s weather-eaten, splintery steps and walked to the end and back.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2021
It’s an inquisitive collection of art-pop songs with elliptical lyrics, subtle electronics and complex, splintery guitar playing that blends the unvarnished voice of indie rock with the wonder of jazz.
From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2020
The result — a covers record riddled with the flubs and inventions of forgetfulness — was a jumble of intricate syncopations, vertiginous time changes and splintery guitar work.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2017
There was a splintery groan and a loud thump.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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