"rubbery" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹʌbəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rubbery.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rubberier [comparative], rubberiest [superlative]
Etymology: rubber + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rubber|y}} rubber + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} rubbery (comparative rubberier, superlative rubberiest)
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency. Derived forms: rubbery figures Translations (relating to or resembling rubber): еластичен (elastičen) (Bulgarian), gummiagtig (Danish), kuminen (Finnish), caoutchouteux (French), gommoso (Italian), borrachudo (Portuguese), рези́новый (rezínovyj) (Russian), gomoso (Spanish), elástico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rubbery-en-adj-4gMse0Ot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rubbery meaning in English (2.5kB)

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