Rubbery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌbəɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rubbery is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.
Meaning
Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.
Example Sentences
If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked.
In this same temperature range, however, the leg is at its rubberiest.
What a bad restaurant! The beef was so rubbery I thought I'd never finish chewing it.
CJ Biomaterials was the first company in the world to produce amorphous PHA, it says, which is a softer, rubberier version of PHA that offers fundamentally different performance characteristics than crystalline or semi-crystalline forms of the biopolymer.
Word Forms
- rubberier
- rubberiest
Synonyms for rubbery
Depending on context, synonyms include tough, elastic, gristly, cartilaginous, rubberlike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rubberlike, elastic, gristly, cartilaginous, tough, plastic.
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