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cubey

cubey adjective: resembling a cube; cuboid.

Adjective

cubey (comparative more cubey, superlative most cubey)

  1. (informal, rare) Resembling a cube; cuboid.
    • Draw a front view, lining up important points carefully—chin, elbow, knees, etc. Cut away surplus from this view. / You will now be left with the block very cubey, but with the main masses cut away.1972, Robert Dawson, Practical Carving in Wood, Stone, Plastics, and Other Materials, New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, →ISBN, page 18
    • Amidst the chaos, the giant cube is turned blue by players (from its 'evil' purple incarnation), but that doesn't help much as there are tons of purple cubes on board as it turns out. / A huge explosion sends everything hurtling back towards the island, and now it's littered with cubey carnage.2021 September 13, Shabana Arif, “Fortnite down as Epic gears up for Season 8 – here’s when they’re back”, in The Sun

Proper noun capitalized: Cubey

Cubey

  1. A surname.

Forms of cubey

comparativemore cubey
superlativemost cubey

Origin of cubey

From cube + -y.

Questions about cubey

What does cubey mean?
Cubey means resembling a cube; cuboid.
What part of speech is cubey?
Cubey can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near cubey in the dictionary

  1. cubescape
  2. cubescapes
  3. cubesort
  4. cubewano
  5. cubewanos
  6. cubey
  7. cubfur
  8. cubhood
  9. cubic
  10. cubic capacities
  11. cubic capacity

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