" cobwebby "

1: being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance;

  * e.g., " ... wore a gown of cobwebby georgette "

•  Synonyms : 

•  filmy,

•  flimsy,

•  frothy,

•  gauzy,

•  gossamer,

•  gossamery,

•  insubstantial,

•  sleazy,

•  unsubstantial

•  Antonyms : 

•  sturdy,

•  substantial

2: used or heard so often as to be dull;

  * e.g., " ... cobwebby bits of cracker-barrel philosophy that were stale even 200 years ago "

•  Synonyms : 

•  banal,

•  cliché,

•  clichéd,

•  commonplace,

•  hack,

•  hackney,

•  hackneyed,

•  moth-eaten,

•  musty,

•  obligatory,

•  shopworn,

•  stale,

•  stereotyped,

•  threadbare,

•  timeworn,

•  tired,

•  trite,

•  well-worn

•  Antonyms : 

•  fresh,

•  new,

•  novel,

•  original,

•  unclichéd,

•  unhackneyed

3: very thin and easy to see through;

  * e.g., " ... a cobwebby crocheted doily "

•  Synonyms : 

•  diaphanous,

•  filmy,

•  gauzelike,

•  gauzy,

•  gossamer,

•  gossamery,

•  see-through,

•  sheer,

•  transparent

•  Antonyms : 

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