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COBWEBBY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Covered with cobwebs

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)

Sense 2

Meaning:

So thin as to transmit light

Example:

vaporous silks

Synonyms:

cobwebby; diaphanous; filmy; gauze-like; gauzy; gossamer; see-through; sheer; transparent; vaporous; vapourous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)

Derivation:

cobweb (a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider)

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