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cabbagy

American  
[kab-i-jee] / ˈkæb ɪ dʒi /

adjective

  1. having the characteristics of the cabbage as in odor, taste, or color; cabbagelike.

  2. resembling or suggestive of a cabbage as in shape.

Etymology

Origin of cabbagy

First recorded in 1860–65; cabbage 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Hence the common presence of a sulfurous quality, which may be eggy or meaty or oniony or cabbagy or skunky, from compounds like hydrogen sulfide, various methyl sulfides, and methanethiol.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2013

Both bars of candy, the birthday one and the one Grandpa Joe had bought, had long since been nibbled away, and all he got now were those thin, cabbagy meals three times a day.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

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