"rubbery" meaning in English

See rubbery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹʌbəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rubbery.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rubberier [comparative], rubberiest [superlative]
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  1. Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency. Derived forms: rubberily, rubberiness, 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)

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