cobwebby

[kob-web-ee] / ˈkɒbˌwɛb i /

ADJECTIVE

filmy

Synonyms

WEAK

chiffon dainty delicate diaphanous fine fine-grained flimsy floaty gauzy gossamer insubstantial see-through sheer tiffany transparent wispy

Antonyms

WEAK

clean clear nontransparent opaque substantial translucent

ADJECTIVE

sheer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chiffon gauzy lacy pure translucent

STRONG

clear fine slight smooth

WEAK

airy delicate diaphanous filmy flimsy fragile gossamer limpid lucid pellucid soft tiffany transparent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy heavy opaque thick

STRONG

coarse dark rough

WEAK

impermeable indefinite moderate slow uncertain

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The Colonel in turn had invariably sent down cellar for one of the cobwebbiest bottles on the swinging shelf and bestowed it upon her with great gallantry.

From A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan

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