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slabby

slabby

6.1
Thick and flat like a large piece of stone or concrete
  • adjective
  • /ˈslæbi/
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  • The cake was cut into slabby pieces, perfect for serving at the party.

It's AP Plus it felt really hard, slabby.

Examples

  • The dog had a slabby build, making it look strong and sturdy.

  • A slabby piece of concrete blocked the entrance to the tunnel.

  • The old building was made of slabby stones stacked on top of each other.

  • She described the bread as slabby and difficult to cut evenly.

  • The cake was too slabby to cut properly.

  • These slabby stones create a sturdy foundation.

  • The new table has a slabby top, which gives it a rustic appearance.

Synonyms

slab-sided
vsslabby
7.8

A thing with large flat vertical sides like wide panels

focuses on overall thickness and flatness rather than only side appearance
platelike
vsslabby
5.6

Flat and thin in shape like a sheet

is thicker and more blocklike rather than being thin and layered

How Slab-like

slabby
6.1
flat
797 1.0
sheetlike
5.2
uneven
42 2.3

Surface Forms

slabby positive

Morphology

slabby = slab (transparent) = slab + y

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y' added to the noun 'slab', meaning 'resembling or having the qualities of a slab'.

Etymology

The word slabby comes from slab meaning 'a flat, heavy piece of stone or wood' and the ending -y meaning 'like' or 'full of'. So something slabby is thick and flat like a slab, which explains its current meaning.