cobwebby Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite so thin as to transmit light
    gauze-like; sheer; vaporous; see-through; gossamer; vapourous; filmy; diaphanous; transparent; gauzy.
    • a hat with a diaphanous veil
    • filmy wings of a moth
    • gauzy clouds of dandelion down
    • gossamer cobwebs
    • sheer silk stockings
    • transparent chiffon
    • vaporous silks
  2. adjective satellite covered with cobwebs

WordNet


Cob"web`by adjective
Definitions
  1. Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

Webster 1913