"pebbly" meaning in English

See pebbly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: pebblier [comparative], pebbliest [superlative]
Etymology: From pebble + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pebble|y}} pebble + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} pebbly (comparative pebblier, superlative pebbliest)
  1. Of or containing pebbles.
    Sense id: en-pebbly-en-adj-s~0jMQFH
  2. With a surface like that of pebbles.
    Sense id: en-pebbly-en-adj-R1nkHgl4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pebble

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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