marbly
- adjective
- /ˈmɑrbli/
- Her elegant dress was adorned with a marbly pattern, blending shades of green and white beautifully.
Examples
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I added some constellations and then I wanted to do a similar vibe to my packaging last time, which has like that Marbly Galaxy vibe over here.
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Beautiful sort of gold marbly bathroom.
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And then under I'm wearing this Q love shirt and it has like a pretty, like marbly design, so that's cool.
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Even Miracolo Orientale came, excitedly bearing as a wedding gift a marbly pink statue of Diana resting one hand on the horns of a deer while she hid her private parts with the other.
Fiction book (1993) -
The artist created a stunning sculpture with a marbly texture that resembles the surface of polished stone.
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The bathroom was renovated with marbly tiles that added a luxurious feel to the space.
Synonyms
Having streaks and veins of another color, like marble or fat in meat
Having streaks or swirls of color like real marble
Smooth and pale like a statue carved from marble
Having a surface like marble with light and dark lines
Looks and feels like marble
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Marbly comes from the common word marble, a stone with shiny veins and a smooth look, plus the ending -y which means 'like' or 'having'. So marbly simply means 'looking or feeling like marble', as when a scarf or cheese has a marbled pattern.