rubbly

[ ruhb-lee ]

adjective,rub·bli·er, rub·bli·est.

Origin of rubbly

First recorded in 1725–35; rubble + -y¹

I passed the fork of the rubbly roads where I had parted from Hilda.
Hilda Wade | Grant Allen
It was sunk through a sandy or rubbly matter that had no cohesion.
An Old English Home | S. Baring-Gould
Next above is the Cornbrash, a series of rubbly and occasionally hard limestones and thin clays.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 | Various
I parted from her at a point on the monotonous plain where one rubbly road branched off from another.
Hilda Wade | Grant Allen
With that thought in mind I reached my tent and fell asleep on the rubbly ground, which gave a comforting sense of stability.
South! | Sir Ernest Shackleton

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