Better and Splintery

Better

Better adjective - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.

Splintery and better are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Splintery" instead an adjective "Better".

Splintery

Splintery adjective - Resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points.

Better and splintery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Better" instead an adjective "Splintery".

Nearby Words: splinter, splintered, splintering

Both words in one sentence

  • Cannons and maneuver were now the decisive weapons in battle — a ship or fleet with longer-range cannons and better maneuverability could dance around their enemy, just out of range of return fire, and pound them into a splintery, bloody mess.
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