pebbly
pebbly
Definition
peb·bly (peb′lē, peb′əl ē)
adjective -·blier, -·bli·est
- having many pebbles
- having a bumpy, uneven surface or grain resembling pebbles
pebbly
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- cove: The hotel is set above the pebbly coves of the coast amid pleasant terraces and gardens planted with bougainvillea.
- beach: Ithaca is fringed by lovely white pebbly beaches, many of which can only be reached by sea.
- sandstone: The quarry faces have clear exposures of pebbly red sandstones and conglomerates of Triassic age ( about 225 Ma old ).
- shore: The low rippling wash of the tide across the pebbly shore was in his ears; the salt wind was in his throat.
- sand: At Agia Roumeli ( nights 4 and 5 ) your small modern hotel is just behind the long beach of pebbly sand.
- layer: Q11 Observe the top of the cross bedded layer where a thick conglomerate bed cuts across the top of the sand and pebbly layers.
Modifying Another Word
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