ribbony
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Long and thin; resembling a ribbon: Describing something that has the physical characteristics of a ribbon, typically being narrow, flat, and elongated.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The dancer's movements were fluid and ribbony, like silk in the wind.
- She wore her hair in a ribbony braid that trailed down her back.
- The artist created ribbony strokes of paint across the canvas.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Figurative Use: Can describe abstract qualities that evoke the flowing, slender form of a ribbon.
- His ribbony handwriting was elegant but difficult to read.
- The smoke rose in ribbony tendrils towards the ceiling.
Variants and Related Words
- Ribbonlike (adj): Having the form or appearance of a ribbon; synonymous with "ribbony."
- The ribbonlike seaweed swayed in the current.
Synonyms
- Strip-like: Having the form of a long, narrow strip.
- Band-shaped: Resembling a band or strip.
- Filamentous: Thin and threadlike.
Adjective
- long and thin; resembling a ribbon
- ribbonlike noodles