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# rubbery

«rubbery» in Mova's school dictionary: **Like rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (rubbery, rubberier, rubberiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Like rubber: soft and bendy, or bouncy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#m1)

2) (food) Tough and chewy in an unpleasant way, often because it was cooked too long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#m2)

3) (legs, informal) Weak and wobbly, from fear or tiredness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, describing materials: a rubbery material is flexible and springs back. In cooking, overcooked eggs or squid go rubbery. In stories, «my legs felt rubbery» shows fear or exhaustion. Phrases: «rubbery texture», «rubbery legs», «rubbery eggs».

### examples

- The jelly felt rubbery and wobbly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#x1)
- The squid was overcooked and rubbery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#x2)
- After the long race my legs felt rubbery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#x3)
- The new trainers have rubbery soles that grip the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#x4)
- The octopus has rubbery arms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#x5)
- The scrambled eggs went rubbery in the microwave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/#x6)

### note

Comparatives: rubberier, rubberiest (rare; «more rubbery» is common). From «rubber» + -y. Related words: elastic, flexible, bouncy, chewy.

### In the corpora

- [Eggshell is calcium carbonate; in vinegar it fizzes away over days and leaves a rubbery egg held by its thin skin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/18-the-fizz-vinegar-lemon-and-soda/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rubbery» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubbery/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.