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rubbery

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹʌbəɹi/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • What a bad restaurant! The beef was so rubbery I thought I'd never finish chewing it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rubberlike

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

difficult to chew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cartilaginous, gristly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English rubber Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English rubbery From rubber + -y.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: еластичен (elastičen) — relating to or resembling rubber
  • Danish: gummiagtig — relating to or resembling rubber
  • Finnish: kuminen — relating to or resembling rubber
  • French: caoutchouteux — relating to or resembling rubber
  • Italian: gommoso — relating to or resembling rubber
  • Portuguese: borrachudo — relating to or resembling rubber
  • Russian: рези́новый (rezínovyj) — relating to or resembling rubber
  • Spanish: gomoso — relating to or resembling rubber
  • Spanish: elástico — relating to or resembling rubber