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rubbery

[ ruhb-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. like rubber; elastic; tough.


ˈrubbery

/ ˈrʌbərɪ /

adjective

  1. having the texture of or resembling rubber, esp in flexibility or toughness


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubbery1

First recorded in 1905–10; rubber 1 + -y 1

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Example Sentences

I sweep aside clusters of leaves, clip vines, and brush away rubbery spiders.

Leno's face, although it glows with the rubbery health of the often-exfoliated, is falling, and jowls are begging to form.

He walked first to one side, and then the other, rooting in the dirt with his funny, rubbery nose.

They fell backwards in a sudden expansion of rubbery wings, as though they had stumbled into billowing dark canvas.

He carried a loose, limp, and rubbery frame well suited to the uses of a long-distance drunkard.

The heavier they become, the more rubbery they are in consistency and the less dainty and agreeable.

His stubby black hoofs have a dense, rubbery, resilient broad heel.

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