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slobbery

slobbery

1 3.6
Very wet and covered in saliva like a dog's mouth
  • adjective
  • /ˈslɑːbəri/
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  • The little girl giggled as her dog gave her a big, slobbery kiss on the cheek.
  • a big slobbery

Examples

  • Oh, Mom, they're slobbery.

    Stuck in the Suburbs (2004)

  • So, now, we have two big, slobbery dogs.

    A Dog's Way Home (2019)

  • "He gave Barnaby a big, slobbery kiss."

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He looks kind of hairy and slobbery to me.

    The Little Mermaid (1989)

  • "Jonathon leans close and something wet and slobbery, like worms, touches my cheek.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Marco was welcomed into our home with a whole bunch of hugs (and some very slobbery kisses from Gemmi).

    Blog text (28)

  • The puppy had a slobbery mouth after drinking from the water bowl.

  • He tried to wipe the slobbery mess from his hands after the dog licked them.

Synonyms

slimy
vsslobbery
42 2.5

Covered in a wet, slippery layer, like on fish or rocks

is wet from saliva specifically rather than a general sticky coating
drooly
vsslobbery
1 5.8

Covered in wet liquid from the mouth, often making a mess

is wet with saliva specifically from an animal's mouth

Antonyms

clean
∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

How Wet

sopping
3.5
slobbery
1 3.6
wet
800 1.0
dripping
1 1.0
damp
113 1.0

Surface Forms

slobbery positive

Morphology

slobbery = slobber (transparent) = slobber + y

Formed from 'slobber' + '-y' giving the straightforward meaning 'covered in or characterized by slobber'.

Etymology

Slobbery comes from the verb slobber, which copies the wet, messy sound of 'to drool' and is like the word sloppy. So, think of a puppy's wet mouth or a shirt covered in spit — that is why slobbery means very wet and covered with saliva.