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slobbery

[slob-uh-ree]

adjective

characterized by slobbering.

disagreeably wet; sloppy.

Also, slabbery.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see slobber, -y¹

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slobber or slabber (ˈslɒbə)

—vb
1.	to dribble (saliva, food, etc) from the mouth
2.	(intr) to speak or write mawkishly
3.	(tr) to smear with matter dribbling from the mouth

—n
4.	liquid or saliva spilt from the mouth
5.	maudlin language or behaviour

[C15: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slubberen; see slaver²]

slabber or slabber

—vb

—n

[C15: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slubberen; see slaver²]

'slobberer or slabber

—n

'slabberer or slabber

—n

'slobbery or slabber

—*adj*

'slabbery or slabber

—*adj*

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slobbery

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