webby
|web-by|
/ˈwɛbi/
like a web
Etymology
'webby' originates from English, specifically the word 'web' with the adjectival suffix '-y', where 'web' meant 'a woven fabric, net or spider's web'.
'web' comes from Old English 'webb' (meaning 'woven fabric, web'), which through Middle English became 'web'; the adjectival form 'webby' developed in later English by adding '-y' to form adjectives meaning 'having the quality of'.
Initially it meant 'resembling or covered with a web', but over time it gained an extended, colloquial sense of 'having qualities of the World Wide Web' in reference to internet-related characteristics.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
covered with webs or cobwebs; having a lot of spiderwebs.
The old attic was dark and webby.
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Adjective 2
characteristic of, suited to, or strongly associated with the World Wide Web or internet (colloquial).
They launched a very webby marketing campaign that relied on viral videos.
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Last updated: 2026/01/02 16:05