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kibbley

kibbley is the alternative spelling of kibbly.

Meaning of kibbly

Adjective

kibbly (comparative kibblier, superlative kibbliest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of kibbles (coarse-ground grain etc.).
    • She smells Main Street before she sees it — the cigarette smoke from puffing teenagers and grown-ups, the kibbly breath of excited dogs, the Scotch-tape smell of the bubble wrap itself.2008, Owen King, John McNally, Who Can Save Us Now?
  2. (slang) Having kibble (in the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other).
    • Dead End's a bit kibbly, Saberback and Guiledart rather more so, but none worse than, say BW Ironhide. OTOH, Break and Longrack easily beat out Ironhide in the Obtrusive Beast Bits department.1999 February 1, Douglas W. Dlin, “Bw Neo Toys!!!”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026

Forms of kibbley

comparativekibblier
superlativekibbliest

Questions about kibbley

What is kibbley the alternative spelling of?
Kibbley is the alternative spelling of kibbly.

Words near kibbley in the dictionary

  1. kibbler
  2. kibblers
  3. kibbles
  4. Kibblesmith
  5. Kibblesmiths
  6. kibbley
  7. kibblier
  8. kibbliest
  9. kibbling
  10. kibbly
  11. kibbosh

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