rubbery
adjective
rub·bery
ˈrə-b(ə-)rē 
: resembling rubber (as in elasticity, consistency, or texture)
rubbery legs
rubbery cheese
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.
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Her once white, rubbery skin is returning to its natural shades of brown with rough scales.
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Alina Hartounian, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Avoid overmixing, which could make the cookies dense or rubbery.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
The eggs were fluffy, lacking any of the rubbery slop that besmirches lesser breakfast burritos.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
The tomato-oregano intensity wasn’t helped by an unsettling, rubbery texture.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
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Alina Hartounian, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Avoid overmixing, which could make the cookies dense or rubbery.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
The eggs were fluffy, lacking any of the rubbery slop that besmirches lesser breakfast burritos.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
The tomato-oregano intensity wasn’t helped by an unsettling, rubbery texture.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rubbery
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“Rubbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbery. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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