"dribbly" meaning in English

See dribbly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: dribblier [comparative], dribbliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪbəli Etymology: Etymology tree English dribble Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dribbly From dribble + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dribble|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dribble Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dribbly [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" : "dribbly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dribbly"> From dribble + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|dribblier}} dribbly (comparative dribblier, superlative dribbliest)
  1. Prone to dribbling.
    Sense id: en-dribbly-en-adj-wj0bHVY3 Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, 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, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 91 9
  2. Having a viscous consistency, similar to dribble or drool.
    Sense id: en-dribbly-en-adj-h5WtPeAT Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drooly, slobbery

Inflected forms

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