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Antonyms for blubbery

Grammar : Adj
Spell : bluhb-uh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌb ə ri


Definition of blubbery

Origin :
  • 1791, from blubber (n.) + -y (2).
  • As in tearful : adj crying, very upset
  • As in thick : adj deep, bulky
  • As in gushing : adj sentimental
  • As in oleaginous : adj fatty
  • As in teary : adj tearful
  • As in fatty : adj full of adipose tissue
Example sentences :
  • It is too smooth and blubbery; it reads like buttermilk gurgling from a jug.
  • Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • She had forgotten the third person for the moment, forgotten that Julia, too, professed to like things "blubbery."
  • Extract from : « The Open Question » by Elizabeth Robins
  • The blubbery folds under his chin crimsoned with his cheeks in complacent self-esteem.
  • Extract from : « The Argus Pheasant » by John Charles Beecham
  • These were azornacks, mild-tempered vegetarians whose only defense lay in their thick, blubbery hides.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • Occasionally she sighs deeply, with that blubbery, spluttery noise that all horses make when they sigh.
  • Extract from : « Letters to Helen » by Keith Henderson
  • It is too smooth and blubbery; it reads like butter milk gurgling from a jug.
  • Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Part 2. » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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