blubberous

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English

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Etymology

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blubber +‎ -ous

Adjective

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blubberous (comparative more blubberous, superlative most blubberous)

  1. (rare) Blubbery.
    • 2003 January 26, Robyn E. Blumner, “Hirschfeld and Broadway”, in St. Petersburg Times:
      Compare New York Magazine theater critic John Simon's description of Liza Minnelli whom he once said was beagle-faced with lips that were "blubberous and unable to resist the pull of gravity."
    • 2006, Arline and Sam Bleecker, "Holland American Has a Whale of a Program," Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep.:
      They are slow-moving and blubberous and thus were an abundant source of oil for a world not yet addicted to petroleum.

References

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  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.