Meanings
adjectivequobby (comparative quobbier or more quobby, superlative quobbiest or most quobby)
comparative quobbier · comparative more quobby · superlative quobbiest · superlative most quobby · alternative quabby
- dialectalFlabby, lacking firmness.
Origin
- Middle Englishquabby
- Englishquobby
From Middle English quabby, equivalent to quob + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German quobbich, quöbbich, quöwwich, quabbech (“swampy, sticky, soft, difficult, boggy”).
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quobby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quobby
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quobby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quobby.
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