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rubbly

[ruhb-lee]

adjective, -bli·er, -bli·est.

made or consisting of rubble.

Origin:
1725–35; rubble + -y¹

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rubble (ˈrʌb^əl)

—n
1.	fragments of broken stones, bricks, etc
2.	any fragmented solid material, esp the debris from ruined buildings
3.	quarrying the weathered surface layer of rock
4.	Also called: rubblework masonry constructed of broken pieces of rock, stone, etc

[C14 robyl; perhaps related to Middle English rubben to rub, or to rubbish]

'rubbly

—*adj*

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