pebbly.

Covered with or containing many small, usually rounded stones.

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Words that belong together

• pebbly beach
• pebbly shore
• pebbly riverbed

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We walked along the pebbly beach.

The pebbly riverbed showed through the clear water.

Her shoes slid on the steep pebbly shore.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. More specific than stony; suggests pebble-sized pieces rather than boulders. Comparative: pebblier; superlative: pebbliest. Related noun: pebble.