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WEBBY (webbier, webbiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: webbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, webbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does webby mean? 

WEBBY (adjective)
  The adjective WEBBY has 1 sense:

1. having open interstices or resembling a webplay

  Familiarity information: WEBBY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WEBBY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: webbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: webbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having open interstices or resembling a web

Synonyms:

lacy; netlike; netted; webbed; webby; weblike

Similar:

reticular; reticulate (resembling or forming a network)

Derivation:

web (an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving)


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