WEBBY

lacy, netlike, netted, webbed, weblike, webby

(adjective) having open interstices or resembling a web

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Webby

A nickname of the surname Webb.

Etymology

Adjective

webby (comparative webbier, superlative webbiest)

consisting of, resembling, or having webs or a web.

Source: Wiktionary


Web"by, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a web or webs; like a web; filled or covered with webs. Bats on their webby wings in darkness move. Crabbe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUANDONG

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