RUBBERY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

Synonyms:

rubberlike; rubbery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)

Derivation:

rubber (an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Difficult to chew

Synonyms:

cartilaginous; gristly; rubbery