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pebbly Definition

peb·bly (peblē, pebəl ē)

adjective -·blier, -·bli·est

  1. having many pebbles
  2. 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

  • pretty: The beach is pretty pebbly and, on hte day we were there, pretty crowded.
  • very: Molyvos is probably the prettiest resort on the island although the beach is very pebbly.

Browse dictionary entries near pebbly

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