rubbery
adjective
rub·bery
ˈrə-b(ə-)rē 
: resembling rubber (as in elasticity, consistency, or texture)
rubbery legs
rubbery cheese
Examples of rubbery in a Sentence
The hard-boiled eggs were tough and rubbery.
Her legs were rubbery when she stepped off the roller coaster.
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There's a rubbery foot to the bottom of the cylinder that rotates on a ring over 88 degrees and works with a flatter strip to the top so that the unit can be placed at different upthrow angles, and stay where it's put.
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New Atlas, 9 July 2025
There is always an antidote or a rubbery mask to thwart the same evildoers.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The handle has a rubbery grip and a single red button to open and expand the canopy.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
An art exhibit in San Francisco examines the profound side of these rubbery joy-blobs, from nostalgia to personal reflection to emotional longing.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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New Atlas, 9 July 2025
There is always an antidote or a rubbery mask to thwart the same evildoers.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The handle has a rubbery grip and a single red button to open and expand the canopy.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
An art exhibit in San Francisco examines the profound side of these rubbery joy-blobs, from nostalgia to personal reflection to emotional longing.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rubbery
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“Rubbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbery. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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