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rubbery

American  
[ruhb-uh-ree] / ˈrʌb ə ri /

adjective

  1. like rubber; elastic; tough.

ˈrubbery British  
/ ˈrʌbərɪ /

adjective

  1. having the texture of or resembling rubber, esp in flexibility or toughness

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Etymology

Origin of rubbery

First recorded in 1905–10; rubber 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Bouncing up and down on his short stubby legs, he pushed out his rubbery lips into the shape of an “o” and grunted at me a few times.

From Literature

Read's agency is currently funding various pioneering approaches to robotics, some of which involve actuators made of elastomers – like rubbery plastics.

From BBC

As I left school soon afterward without looking back, my thoughts on the letter I’d stashed beneath my brother’s pillow, the rubbery little heart I clutched in my pocket gave me strength.

From Literature

He smiled the rubbery, doggish Ashton smile that all the men in his family shared, wide and toothy, with the canine teeth on full display.

From Literature

Electronic music starts to thump, rubbery pulsars bouncing over a steady beat.

From Los Angeles Times

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