Bubblelike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the characteristics of a bubble.

    "To obtain machinery, capital had to be raised; and to do this, calls had to be made upon the shares of the newly-floated companies, many of which were of too bubble-like a texture to stand the slightest strain on their finances."

Example

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"To obtain machinery, capital had to be raised; and to do this, calls had to be made upon the shares of the newly-floated companies, many of which were of too bubble-like a texture to stand the slightest strain on their finances."

Etymology

From bubble + -like.

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