blobby
blobby adjective: similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
Adjective
blobby (comparative blobbier, superlative blobbiest)
- Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
- They were of all sizes, from little gnomes barely a foot high to stately figures taller than men. […] There were long, pointed noses, and long, soft noses like small trunks, and great blobby noses.1953, C. S. Lewis, chapter 10, in The Silver Chair, Collins, published 1998
- The magnitude of the attraction force of blobby elements is usually defined by their volume […] In an animation, blobby surfaces are dynamic and constantly regenerate as they move in and out […]2004, Isaac V. Kerlow, The Art of 3D: Computer Animation and Effects, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 130
Forms of blobby
| comparative | blobbier |
|---|---|
| superlative | blobbiest |
Origin of blobby
From Late Middle English blobby, equivalent to blob + -y.
Words formed from blobby
Words that rhyme with blobby
Questions about blobby
- What does blobby mean?
- Blobby means similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
- What part of speech is blobby?
- Blobby is an adjective.
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