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Rubbery   /rˈəbəri/   Listen
Rubbery

adjective
1.
Having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness.  Synonym: rubberlike.
2.
Difficult to chew.  Synonyms: cartilaginous, gristly.






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"Rubbery" Quotes from Famous Books



... floorwalking job. Never, in the history of Beagle and Company, had there been a floorwalker who threw so much passion and zeal into his task. The very hang of his coattails, even the erect carriage of his back, the rubbery way in which his feet trod the aisles, showed his sense of dignity and glamour. There seemed to be a great tradition which enriched and upheld him. Mr. Beagle senior used to stand on the little balcony at the rear of the main floor, transfixed with the pleasure of ...
— Where the Blue Begins • Christopher Morley

... case yielded a set of astrogation instruments carefully cradled in a soft, rubbery plastic. Rip left them in the case and put them to one side. As he did so, Sergeant-major Koa let out a whistle ...
— Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet • Blake Savage



Words linked to "Rubbery" :   tough, rubber, elastic



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