"blobby" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: blobbier [comparative], blobbiest [superlative]
Etymology: blob + -y Etymology templates: {{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)
    Sense id: en-blobby-en-adj-dR6xcSM9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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