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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or resembling rubber; elastic.
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- adjective Of, relating to, or resembling
rubber , especially in consistency.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective difficult to chew
- adjective having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
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Examples
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In addition to being tart, they are firmer than freshly boiled eggs; the white is sometimes described as rubbery.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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In addition to being tart, they are firmer than freshly boiled eggs; the white is sometimes described as rubbery.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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I also think the haddock, which has been simmered for 15 minutes, has gone a bit rubbery, which is a shame.
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Different crops and varieties of the absolute smell differently – some are powdery, soft and sweet, other have a slightly green overtones, and the harshest ones have been described as rubbery and almost medicinal.
Archive 2006-05-01 Ayala Sender 2006
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Now admittedly, one guy pointed out that my science was rubbery, which is true, but all of them said it was a good read and it was *complete,* which is the important thing.
Archive 2004-08-01 Holly 2004
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Now admittedly, one guy pointed out that my science was rubbery, which is true, but all of them said it was a good read and it was *complete,* which is the important thing.
how is this a good day? Holly 2004
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Every time I've cooked it, sturgeon tasted kind of rubbery and bland.
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I prefer that version, thicker and more "rubbery", lol.
Shisen Ramen, Torrance - A Szechuan-Style Ramen Shop e d b m 2009
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The "rubbery" icing product used by Lauri Ditunno is called Sugar Veil www.sugarveil.com.
Sunday Sweets: The Undead Wed Jen 2009
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I love the one with coffin-shaped tiers, and the spiderweb "rubbery" icing.
Sunday Sweets: The Undead Wed Jen 2009
Related Words
synonyms (79)
Words with the same meaning
- able to adapt
- adaptable
- adjustable
- alterable
- alterative
- anemic
- asthenic
- bloodless
- changeable
- checkered
- chicken
- cowardly
- debilitated
- drooping
- droopy
- dull
- effete
- etiolated
- ever-changing
- faint
- faintish
- feeble
- flabby
- flaccid
- flexible
- flimsy
- floppy
- fluid
- gone
- gutless
- imbecile
- impermanent
- impotent
- kaleidoscopic
- languid
- languorous
- lax
- limber
- limp
- listless
- loose
- lustless
- malleable
- many-sided
- marrowless
- metamorphic
- mobile
- modifiable
- movable
- mutable
- nerveless
- nonuniform
- permutable
- pithless
- plastic
- pooped
- powerless
- protean
- proteiform
- relaxed
- resilient
- rubber
- rubberized
- rubberlike
- sapless
- sinewless
- slack
- soft
- spineless
- strengthless
- supple
- transient
- transitory
- unhardened
- unnerved
- unstrung
- variable
- weak
- weakly
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