"blobby" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: blobbier [comparative], blobbiest [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Middle English blobby, equivalent to blob + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blobby}} Middle English blobby, {{suffix|en|blob|y}} blob + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} blobby (comparative blobbier, superlative blobbiest)
  1. Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles. Derived forms: blobbily, blobbiness, Blobbygate, Blobbymania Translations (similar in shape and appearance to blobs): kokkareinen (Finnish), klimppinen (Finnish)

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