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RUBBERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
Synonyms:
rubberlike; rubbery
Classified under:
Similar:
elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)
Derivation:
rubber (an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Difficult to chew
Synonyms:
cartilaginous; gristly; rubbery
Classified under:
Similar:
tough (resistant to cutting or chewing)
