rubbery
Definition
- Adjective:
- Difficult to chew: Having a tough, elastic texture that makes it hard to bite through and chew.
- Having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness: Possessing a springy, bouncy, or pliable quality similar to that of rubber.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The overcooked steak was unpleasantly rubbery. (It was tough and hard to chew.)
- The texture of the squid was slightly rubbery. (It had a chewy, elastic quality.)
- The new toy is made of a soft, rubbery material. (The material is flexible and bouncy like rubber.)
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive of Texture: Often used negatively to describe food that is overcooked or of poor quality, implying it is unpleasantly tough and elastic.
- The chicken had been boiled for too long and turned rubbery.
- Descriptive of Material: Used neutrally or positively to describe synthetic or natural substances that are intentionally elastic.
- The soles of these shoes are made from a durable, rubbery compound.
Variants and Related Words
- Rubber (noun): The elastic material from which tires, erasers, etc., are made; also a tool for erasing pencil marks.
- Rubberize (verb): To coat or treat something with rubber.
- Rubbery is the adjective form derived from "rubber."
Synonyms
- Chewy: Requiring much chewing; can be a desirable trait (e.g., chewy cookie) or undesirable.
- Elastic: Able to resume its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
- Springy: Returning quickly to its original shape when pressed; resilient.
- Tough: Strong and difficult to cut or break; often used for meat.
Antonyms
- Tender: Easy to cut or chew; soft.
- Brittle: Hard but liable to break or shatter easily.
- Crisp: Firm, dry, and easily broken (e.g., crisp lettuce).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- (As) tough as old boots: An idiom meaning extremely tough and difficult to chew, often used for meat. This is a conceptual synonym for the "difficult to chew" sense of .
- To have a rubber neck: This idiom uses "rubber" differently, meaning to be overly curious and look around, and is not directly related to the texture described by .
Adjective
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difficult to chew
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having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
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