ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cobwebbed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Cobwebbed is an adjective meaning Covered with cobwebs.

Meaning

Covered with cobwebs.

More Meanings

  1. Old or outdated.

Example Sentences

The paint in many rooms is peeling, and in some rooms (closed for repairs) the furniture is dusty and cobwebbed.
The clear winners in this cynical charade were the Clintonoid Democrats, who (as well as being hardened to switching and shifting between elitism and populism) could supply the most cobwebbed rules-monger on one hand—the aforementioned Senator Byrd—and the most sinuous arguments of the short-term general will on the other.

Synonyms for cobwebbed

Depending on context, synonyms include cobwebby, aged, hoary, obsolete.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spidered, bewebbed, cobweblike, spiderwebby, spider-webby, webby.

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