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rub⋅bly

  [ruhb-lee]
–adjective, -bli⋅er, -bli⋅est.
made or consisting of rubble.
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Origin:
1725–35; rubble + -y 1
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rub·ble   (rŭb'əl)   
n.  

  1. A loose mass of angular fragments of rock or masonry crumbled by natural or human forces.

    1. Irregular fragments or pieces of rock used in masonry.

    2. The masonry made with such rocks.


[Middle English rubel.]
rub'bly adj.
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