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pebblier

pebblier is the comparative form of pebbly.

Meaning of pebbly

Adjective

pebbly (comparative pebblier, superlative pebbliest)

  1. Of or containing pebbles.
    • "Ha," said Robin, "comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein, for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?"1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC
  2. With a surface like that of pebbles.
    • Mr Rottcodd turned his pebbly eyes away.1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC

Questions about pebblier

What is pebblier the comparative form of?
Pebblier is the comparative form of pebbly.

Words near pebblier in the dictionary

  1. pebblesnails
  2. pebblestone
  3. pebblestones
  4. pebbleware
  5. PebbleYeet
  6. pebblier
  7. pebbliest
  8. pebbling
  9. pebblings
  10. pebbly
  11. PEBCAC

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