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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Of or resembling rubber; elastic.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. difficult to chew
  2. adj. having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

Examples

  • “In addition to being tart, they are firmer than freshly boiled eggs; the white is sometimes described as rubbery.”

    Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

  • “I also think the haddock, which has been simmered for 15 minutes, has gone a bit rubbery, which is a shame.”

    The Guardian: How to cook perfect cullen skink

  • “Different crops and varieties of the absolute smell differently – some are powdery, soft and sweet, other have a slightly green overtones, and the harshest ones have been described as rubbery and almost medicinal.”

    Archive 2006-05-01

  • “Now admittedly, one guy pointed out that my science was rubbery, which is true, but all of them said it was a good read and it was *complete,* which is the important thing.”

    how is this a good day?

  • “Every time I've cooked it, sturgeon tasted kind of rubbery and bland.”

    PC check (Jack Bog's Blog)

  • “I prefer that version, thicker and more "rubbery", lol.”

    Shisen Ramen, Torrance - A Szechuan-Style Ramen Shop

  • “The "rubbery" icing product used by Lauri Ditunno is called Sugar Veil www.sugarveil.com.”

    Sunday Sweets: The Undead Wed

  • “I love the one with coffin-shaped tiers, and the spiderweb "rubbery" icing.”

    Sunday Sweets: The Undead Wed

  • “I on the other hand lived in New York, where the sidewalks were covered with ice half the year, and by the time I went to Washington Square Park to skate on those asphalt mounds the city had covered them in some kind of rubbery material and I looked and felt like I was trying to trudge through a flood of maple syrup.”

    From the BSNYC Culture Desk: Trickery

  • “Basically, I don't think this kind of rubbery animation could have been achieved if the show was animated entirely in the U.S. - as I said before, from what little I can infer, TV cartoon budgets would have had to have been ten times higher.”

    The Golden Days of 1988

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