adj
Meaning 1
Of a liquid: thick; viscous.
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Standard Lemma guide
slabby
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a surface: sloppy, slimy.
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adj
Meaning 3
Rainy, wet. (of weather)
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Examples
- 1581, John Studley (translator), Hercules Oetaeus, Act I, in Seneca his Tenne Tragedies, Translated into Englysh, London: Thomas Marsh, To Virgo, Leo turnes the time, and in a reaking sweate. He buskling vp his burning Mane, doth dry the dropping south. And swallowes vp the slabby cloudes in fyry foming mouth.
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adj
Meaning 4
Composed of slabs; resembling a slab or slabs; inelegant, cumbersome, clunky.
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adj
Meaning 5
Characterized by smooth relatively low-angle rock face or slab that lacks significant vertical features.
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Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 6
A worker who deals with timber in the form of slabs.
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Usage: New-Zealand, informal
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History
Etymology
From slab (“mud, sludge”) + -y.
From slab (“solid object that is large and flat”) + -y.