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globby

/ˈɡlɒ.bi/

globby adjective: characterised by globs or lumps.

Adjective

globby (comparative globbier, superlative globbiest)

  1. Characterised by globs or lumps.
    • And the beautiful smooth shiny frosting was now a globby mess, as I unsuccessfully tried to resmooth it into the gap where the missing brownies had been. The more I moved the frosting around, the worse it looked.2012, Diane, Carbonell, 150 Pounds Gone Forever: How I Lost Half My Size and You Can Too

Forms of globby

comparativeglobbier
superlativeglobbiest

Origin of globby

From glob + -y.

Words formed from globby

Questions about globby

What does globby mean?
Globby means characterised by globs or lumps.
What part of speech is globby?
Globby is an adjective.
How do you pronounce globby?
Globby is pronounced /ˈɡlɒ.bi/.

Words near globby in the dictionary

  1. globbed
  2. globbier
  3. globbiest
  4. globbiness
  5. globbing
  6. globby
  7. globe
  8. globe algae
  9. globe amaranth
  10. globe amaranths
  11. globe animalcule

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