"slobby" meaning in All languages combined

See slobby on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slobby.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slobbier [comparative], slobbiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒbi Etymology: Etymology tree English slob Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English slobby From slob + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|slob|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English slob Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English slobby [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "slobby", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="slobby"> From slob + -y., {{ety|en|:af|slob|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English slob Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English slobby From slob + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slobby (comparative slobbier, superlative slobbiest)
  1. Slobbish.
    Sense id: en-slobby-en-adj-gqf5cUST Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 59 3 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 59 2 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 59 2 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 57 2 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 3 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 59 2 39 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 61 2 37
  2. Slobbery.
    Sense id: en-slobby-en-adj-yuvpYyGE
  3. (Canada) Slushy, like slob ice. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-slobby-en-adj-J8r9xD~b Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 2 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 36 11 53 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 3 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 1 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 1 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slobbily, slobbiness

Inflected forms

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