marbly

[mahr-blee]

adjective

1. like marble in appearance, hardness, coldness, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of marbly¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; marble, -y ¹

Example Sentences

But instead, he chose to play David — not the biblical figure but the statue itself, for which Longfellow proudly went bare-chested with his face and body painted a marbly white.

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A self-portrait in marbly blues and purples that would fit in well at the Burning Man festival.

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While his devoutly Catholic mother retained some control over him, his antics incurred a cruel punishment: kneeling on marbly mung beans with his arms outstretched.

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If I have rare steak in the bowl, I like a marbly, beef cut, like tri-tip steak; I’m not a fan of eye of round, which a lot of pho shops use.

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Meanwhile, the dozens of insider fat cats on the Eric Cantor campaign were gorging themselves with thick, marbly steaks several times per day, chuckling about the plight of the common man as fatty blood juice dripped down their chins, only to be wiped away by the C-notes they were using as napkins.

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