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dribbly

dribbly adjective: prone to dribbling.

Adjective

dribbly (comparative dribblier, superlative dribbliest)

  1. Prone to dribbling.
  2. Having a viscous consistency, similar to dribble or drool.

Synonyms of dribbly

Forms of dribbly

comparativedribblier
superlativedribbliest

Origin of dribbly

From dribble + -y.

Words that rhyme with dribbly

Questions about dribbly

What does dribbly mean?
Dribbly means prone to dribbling.
What part of speech is dribbly?
Dribbly is an adjective.

Words near dribbly in the dictionary

  1. dribblier
  2. dribbliest
  3. dribbling
  4. dribbling drunk
  5. dribblings
  6. dribbly
  7. dribendazole
  8. driblet
  9. driblets
  10. dribs
  11. dribs and drabs

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