rubbery

adjective

rub·​bery ˈrə-b(ə-)rē 

: resembling rubber (as in elasticity, consistency, or texture)

rubbery legs

rubbery cheese

Synonyms of rubbery

• stretch
• plastic
• flexible
• rubberlike
• stretchy
• elastic
• resilient

Examples of rubbery in a Sentence

The hard-boiled eggs were tough and rubbery.

Her legs were rubbery when she stepped off the roller coaster.

Recent Examples on the Web

Marcloid may often employ the sonic language of misery and darkness, but her glistening synths, rubbery rhythms, and radioactive colors transform a raging storm into an expression of radiant, high-definition joy. —Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026

Wrapped around a rubbery bassline that Peter ran through a guitar amp and played straight into a laptop, the song is confident and brassy, sauntering around as Kellie Eden’s trumpet cascades from above and the band’s co-vocalists provide pop harmonies. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026

Kylie Jenner’s nipple-exposing Schiaparelli was half-nude, rubbery bodysuit, half giant ballgown. —Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026

Bad cotija is hopelessly bland, rubbery and ridiculously salty. —Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rubbery

• shrubbery