ribby

See also: Ribby

English

From rib +‎ -y.

ribby (comparative more ribby, superlative most ribby)

Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed. [from 18th c.]
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick:
  In bony, ribby regions of the earth, where at the base of high broken cliffs masses of rock lie strewn in fantastic groupings upon the plain, you will often discover images as of the petrified forms of the Leviathan partly merged in grass, which of a windy day breaks against them in a surf of green surges.
- 1971, Vogue - Volume 158:
  Fendi's smasheroo short, short fur belted over shorts, worn with ribby stockings, ribbier over-the-knee socks, Oxford ties.
Specifically, thin so as to have prominent ribs; emaciated. [from 19th c.]
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 215:
  He grew thin and ribby, with narrow shoulders and a breast like a plucked chicken.
(UK) Shabby, in poor condition. [from 20th c.]
- 1952, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings and Darbishire
  Darbishire glanced at the first manuscript. "This one’s pretty ribby for a kick-off. It’s Binns’ famous effort.”