blubberous

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adjective

Blubbery.

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Meanings

adjectiveblubberous (comparative more blubberous, superlative most blubberous)

comparative more blubberous · superlative most blubberous

  1. rareBlubbery.

    They are slow-moving and blubberous and thus were an abundant source of oil for a world not yet addicted to petroleum.

    2006, Arline and Sam Bleecker, "Holland American Has a Whale of a Program," Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep.
    1 more example

    Compare New York Magazine theater critic John Simon's description of Liza Minnelli whom he once said was beagle-faced with lips that were "blubberous and unable to resist the pull of gravity."

    2003 January 26, Robyn E. Blumner, “Hirschfeld and Broadway”, in St. Petersburg Times

Origin

From blubber + -ous.

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APA

blubberous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blubberous

MLA

“blubberous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blubberous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blubberous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blubberous.

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