Antonyms for slivered

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : sliv-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪv ər

Definition of slivered

Origin : "splinter of wood," late 14c., from obsolete verb sliven "to split, cleave," from Old English toslifan "to split, cleave" (see sleave).

As in broken : adj destroyed; made into pieces from a whole
As in shave : verb cut outer covering off
As in shred : verb cut into ribbons
As in chip : verb knock a piece out of
As in cut : verb sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise
As in flake : verb peel off

Example sentences :

A slivered end that had risen considerably higher was freshly broken.
Extract from : « The Auto Boys' Mystery » by James A. Braden

Horse-soup, with a few potato-sprouts, and one or two slivered carrots to the gallon, formed the menu to-day.
Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

He slivered like an aspen leaf; for he now stood nearly naked upon the cold, damp stones.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 » by Various

Brightness in which surfaces of worn floor, slivered wall, dusty glass, showed values more specific than those of colour.
Extract from : « Christmas » by Zona Gale

Then also during periods of alternate freezing and thawing in Spring and Fall, the rock is slivered up.
Extract from : « The Adventures of a Grain of Dust » by Hallam Hawksworth

Bursting the slivered section fully apart, Christmas, with a joyous howl, sprang free.
Extract from : « Bound to Succeed » by Allen Chapman

Another fir was slivered into huge splinters that flew—fortunately for Pedro—just too far away to hit him.
Extract from : « Unexplored! » by Allen Chaffee

When it's all slivered up thin and flat there'll be a leetle hard core left inside at the top, and you must cut it out careful.
Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle

Even the forest patches in this region were dead and slivered by rifle and shell.
Extract from : « On the Fringe of the Great Fight » by George G. Nasmith

Synonyms for slivered

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