cobwebby
adjective
cob·web·by ˈkäb-ˌwe-bē 
cobwebbier; cobwebbiest
1
: filled or covered with cobwebs
a cobwebby barn
2
: gossamer
cobwebby lace
3
: musty, well-worn
a cobwebby plot device
cobwebby quaintness
Synonyms
- filmy
- flimsy
- frothy
- gauzy
- gossamer
- gossamery
- insubstantial
- sleazy
- unsubstantial
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Example Sentences
wore a gown of cobwebby georgette cobwebby bits of cracker-barrel philosophy that were stale even 200 years ago
Word History
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1
cobwebby
adjective
1
as in gauzy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance wore a gown of cobwebby georgette Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gauzy
- gossamer
- filmy
- frothy
- unsubstantial
- insubstantial
- flimsy
- sleazy
- fragile
- delicate
- feeble
- fine
- sheer
- transparent
- diaphanous
- dainty
- gossamery
- frail
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- substantial
- sturdy
- heavy
- coarse
- tough
- durable
- rough
- lasting
- knockabout
- rude
2
as in cliche
used or heard so often as to be dull cobwebby bits of cracker-barrel philosophy that were stale even 200 years ago Synonyms & Similar Words
- cliche
- stereotyped
- tired
- musty
- hackneyed
- obligatory
- old
- commonplace
- threadbare
- shopworn
- cardboard
- hackney
- clichéd
- boring
- banal
- timeworn
- cliché
- stale
- usual
- dusty
- typical
- hack
- moth-eaten
- trite
- well-worn
- tiring
- dull
- conventional
- standard
- heavy
- platitudinous
- ordinary
- derivative
- dry
- normal
- drab
- dreary
- barren
- bromidic
- unimaginative
- weary
- prosaic
- stodgy
- uninspired
- uninteresting
- pedestrian
- stuffy
- vapid
- colorless
- ponderous
- wearying
- tedious
- arid
- leaden
- tame
- stock
- tiresome
- monotonous
- imitative
- humdrum
- rote
- drudging
- unoriginal
- jejune
- platitudinal
- pedantic
- wearisome
- canned
- flat
- routine
- numbing
- old hat
- ready-made
- undramatic
- cookie-cutter
- twice-told
- ho-hum
- tried-and-true
- jading
- mind-numbing
- old-fashioned
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- new
- original
- fresh
- unhackneyed
- novel
- exciting
- interesting
- enlivening
- intriguing
- stimulating
- strange
- unfamiliar
- unclichéd
- energizing
- unusual
- engrossing
- involving
- animating
- galvanizing
- riveting
- unknown
- atypical
- absorbing
- gripping
- engaging
- uncommon
- extraordinary
- invigorating
- unaccustomed
- unprecedented
- pioneering
- unheard-of
- pathbreaking
- trailblazing
3
as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through a cobwebby crocheted doily Synonyms & Similar Words
- sheer
- transparent
- diaphanous
- gossamer
- gauzy
- filmy
- translucent
- crystal
- fragile
- see-through
- gauzelike
- crystalline
- delicate
- lucent
- gossamery
- limpid
- pellucid
- liquid
- clear
- peekaboo
- unsubstantial
- insubstantial
- flimsy
- frail
- colorless
- dainty
- lucid
- uncolored
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- opaque
- foggy
- misty
- murky
- nebulous
- smoky
- hazy
- cloudy
- dull
- drab
- smokey
- lusterless
- lackluster