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

It went as suddenly as it came, leaving the face as marbly cold and impassive as ever.

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Flesh slowly hardening in marbly whiteness, as the cold slowly increased.

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The unearthliness of her beauty likewise disappeared, a slight colour displacing the almost marbly whiteness of her cheek.

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