blubbery C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈblʌbəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #116245 Meanings 1 adj Fat, soft, and wobbly, like blubber. The foam panels had a soft, blubbery texture. 2 adj Full of loud, tearful crying. He made a blubbery appeal to the judge for mercy. Etymology AI details From blubber + -y. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blubbery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈblʌbəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 116245 ## Meanings 1. Fat, soft, and wobbly, like blubber. 2. Full of loud, tearful crying. ## Examples - The foam panels had a soft, blubbery texture. - He made a blubbery appeal to the judge for mercy. ## Etymology From blubber + -y. ## AI Etymology Blubbery is from blubber + -y. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include fat, soft, and wobbly, like blubber and full of loud, tearful crying. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown