rubbery
adjective
rub·bery
ˈrə-b(ə-)rē 
: resembling rubber (as in elasticity, consistency, or texture)
rubbery legs
rubbery cheese
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Examples of rubbery in a Sentence
The hard-boiled eggs were tough and rubbery.
Her legs were rubbery when she stepped off the roller coaster.
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But too often, those nice-looking shrimp are rubbery, tasteless and watery.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
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Classy and understated, this durable magnetic vent mount is a black glass square with rounded corners and a circular, rubbery magnetic pad in the middle.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Our dinner options are greasy pizza or rubbery burgers, the undersides of the tables are speckled with wads of gum and the background noise is the shouting voices of children.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
If the thought of reheating steak brings about mental images of tough, rubbery meat – don’t despair.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
Photograph: Simon Hill Nomad Mount MagSafe Car Mount for $32 ($13 off)
Nomad
Classy and understated, this durable magnetic vent mount is a black glass square with rounded corners and a circular, rubbery magnetic pad in the middle.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Our dinner options are greasy pizza or rubbery burgers, the undersides of the tables are speckled with wads of gum and the background noise is the shouting voices of children.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
If the thought of reheating steak brings about mental images of tough, rubbery meat – don’t despair.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Rubbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbery. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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