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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBlubbery
/ˈblʌb.ər.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to weep or cry easily; given to sobbing.
"She felt rather blubbery after watching the emotional romance film." - 2
Resembling blubber; soft, fleshy, or corpulent in texture.
"The seal hauled its blubbery body onto the icy shore."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'blubber' (referring to the thick layer of fat beneath the skin of whales and other marine mammals), combined with the adjectival suffix '-y'. The root 'blubber' likely originates from Middle English terms describing a bubbling or swelling appearance, evolving in the 17th century to denote thick layers of fat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blubbery" is said worldwide
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gras
Transliteration: ɡʁa
"Il avait l'air un peu gros et flasque."
speckig
Transliteration: ˈʃpɛkɪç
"Die Robbe bewegte ihren speckigen Körper."
ciccioso
Transliteration: tʃitˈtʃoːzo
"Il cane aveva un aspetto un po' ciccioso."
fofucho
Transliteration: foˈfutʃo
"Tenía una constitución blanda y fofucha."
gorducho
Transliteration: ɡoɾˈduʃu
"O animal marinho tinha um corpo gorducho."
मोटा
Transliteration: mota
"उसका शरीर बहुत मोटा और नरम था।"
肥胖的
Transliteration: féipàng de
"海豹拖着肥胖的身体上了岸。"
살찐
Transliteration: saljjin
"그 바다표범은 살찐 몸을 이끌고 해변으로 올라왔다."
脂肪質の
Transliteration: shibōshitsu no
"アザラシが脂肪質の体を浜辺に引きずり上げた。"
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