Dull and Splintery

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Dull adjective - Lacking sharpness of edge or point.

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Splintery is an antonym for dull.

Nearby Words: dullness, dulling, dulled, dully, dullish

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

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Dull is an antonym for splintery in topics: sharp, knifelike.

Nearby Words: splinter, splintered, splintering

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Splintery and Dull. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dull/splintery

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