blubbery

CEFRC2

/ˈblʌbəɹi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a lot of soft body fat.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Fat or obese.

Examples

  • She had a blubbery lip after the fall.

  • The seal had a thick, blubbery layer to stay warm.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. With much blubbering.

  2. Having the characteristics of blubber.

More examples

In context

  • The blubbery whale swam slowly.

  • He made a blubbery appeal to the judge.

  • The foam panels had a blubbery texture.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After eating too much, the seal looked almost blank and could barely waddle on the ice.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From blubber + -y.