cobbier

Adjective

cobby (comparative cobbier, superlative cobbiest)

1. Stocky.
   • In a variety that is desirous of an overall cobby outline, the neck should be short and full without a tendency to hollow between back skull and shoulder.1978, John Stewart Cross, The Gloster Fancy Canary, page 9
2. Compact with short bushy leaves.
   • […] and there are more of them, so presenting a leafier and more cobby bush.1950, Gardeners' Chronicle, Horticultural Trade Journal, page 32
3. Stout; hearty; lively.
   • So I may middle life enjoy, And jaunt about, my lovely toy; We'll spend our time so cobby, Now thus, be in our hobby, And so enjoy the fashion1847, John Wright, “A Young Esquire's Arrival At Manhood”, in Anacreontic Poems, On Religious, Moral, and Pastorial Subjects, page 191
4. Obstinate; headstrong.
   • Nothing really serious but the Owens boys was cobby and so was Niles . Didn't take much for them to tangle horns1993, Gordon D. Shirreffs, Shadow Valley/Fort Vengeance, page 23
5. Arrogant.
6. Starchy and tough like a corncob rather than sweet and juicy like the kernels of corn.
   • The aroma and flavor resembled that of cornmeal and tasted starchy and "cobby."1945, Georgia Experiment Station, Cornell University, Bulletin

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