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cobwebby

cob·web·by
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kob-web-ee]
    • /ˈkɒbˌwɛb i/
    • /ˈkɔbwebɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kob-web-ee]
    • /ˈkɒbˌwɛb i/

Definitions of cobwebby word

  • adjective cobwebby bearing an accumulation of cobwebs. 1
  • adjective cobwebby having the form, texture, or quality of cobwebs. 1
  • noun cobwebby Having many cobwebs. 1
  • adjective cobwebby Resembling a cobweb. 0
  • adjective cobwebby (figuratively) Old or dated. 0

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Origin of cobwebby

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1735-45; cobweb + -y1

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Parts of speech for Cobwebby

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cobwebby popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for cobwebby

adj cobwebby

  • dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
  • delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
  • diaphanous — Diaphanous cloth is very thin and almost transparent.
  • fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
  • flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.

adjective cobwebby

  • finespun — spun or drawn out to a fine thread.
  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.

Antonyms for cobwebby

adj cobwebby

  • translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • nontransparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
  • opaque — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
  • substantial — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.

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