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🐕 Very thin 🧣 With ridges
ribby

ribby

7.8
Having raised ridges on a surface like fabric or a vase
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɪbi/
translation icon : estriado
  • The potter created a ribby vase with decorative ridges around its surface.

Examples

  • He preferred ribby socks because they stayed up better on his legs.

  • The ribby fabric of the scarf made it extra warm for winter days.

  • This fabric feels ribby.

  • What a ribby design!

  • The potter created a ribby vase with decorative ridges around its surface.

  • He preferred ribby socks because they stayed up better on his legs.

  • The ribby fabric of the scarf made it extra warm for winter days.

Synonyms

ribbed
vsribby
1 4.4

A surface with raised lines you can feel, like on a sweater or glass

is used especially in texture or design contexts
ridged
vsribby
1 5.0

Having raised lines or bands on the surface like a coin edge

highlights raised ridges as shape rather than resemblance
ridgy
vsribby
1 7.0

Having many raised lines on the surface that you can feel

describes raised ridges but usually fewer or single ones
costate
vsribby
  • Specialized
9.9

Having raised lines like ribs on a shell or leaf

is the general term for raised ridges in design
riblike
vsribby
4.9

Shaped like a long thin curved bone at the side of the chest

focuses on textured raised ridges rather than overall shape

Antonyms

flat
797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

smooth
256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Ribbed

corrugated
11 6.8
ridged
1 5.0
ribby
7.8
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

ribby positive

Morphology

ribby = rib (transparent) = rib + y

Clearly formed from 'rib' + '-y' to indicate a ribbed texture or surface.

Etymology

Ribby comes from the word rib ('raised line or bone') plus the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'having', and is like the word ribbed. So a ribby fabric or vase has small raised ridges like little ribs.