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Splintered

To come apart into long sharp fragments.

📖 Definitions of "Splintered"

verb

1
To come apart into long sharp fragments.
"The tall tree splintered during the storm."
2
To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
"His third kick splintered the door."
3
(of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
"The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree."
4
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

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