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unsplinterable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌʌnˈsplɪn.tɚ.ə.bəl/ UK /ˌʌnˈsplɪn.tər.ə.bəl/

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Synonyms
1 adj · resistant or impossible to... splinterproofshatterproofunbreakable
Opposites
brittlesplinterable
Word family
Related forms splintershatterbreakproof

Etymology

A transparent formation from un-, meaning not, and splinterable, itself splinter plus -able. The word may describe material engineered not to produce splinters or, in literary use, something imagined as incapable of breaking apart.

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