rubbery

«rubbery» in Mova's school dictionary: Like rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (rubbery, rubberier, rubberiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Like rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy. tree →

2) (food) Tough and chewy in an unpleasant way, often because it was cooked too long. tree →

3) (legs, informal) Weak and wobbly, from fear or tiredness. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, describing materials: a rubbery material is flexible and springs back. In cooking, overcooked eggs or squid go rubbery. In stories, «my legs felt rubbery» shows fear or exhaustion. Phrases: «rubbery texture», «rubbery legs», «rubbery eggs».

examples

• The jelly felt rubbery and wobbly. tree →
• The squid was overcooked and rubbery. tree →
• After the long race my legs felt rubbery. tree →
• The new trainers have rubbery soles that grip the floor. tree →
• The octopus has rubbery arms. tree →
• The scrambled eggs went rubbery in the microwave. tree →

note

Comparatives: rubberier, rubberiest (rare; «more rubbery» is common). From «rubber» + -y. Related words: elastic, flexible, bouncy, chewy.

In the corpora

• Eggshell is calcium carbonate; in vinegar it fizzes away over days and leaves a rubbery egg held by its thin skin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rubbery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.