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webby

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Resembling a web in texture or form; in poetry, it suggests entanglement, intricate connection, or a fragile, intricate pattern, often with ominous connotations.

Detailed Definition
Webby is a descriptive adjective meaning web-like or covered with fine, tangled strands. In Hardy’s line, it suggests the fog has a netted, clinging texture over the street.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Behind whose webby fold-on-fold” uses webby for something filmy, woven, or spider-like; “Webby shadows netted the garden wall” suggests delicate overlapping patterns; “A webby veil of mist crossed marsh and reed” applies it to translucent natural imagery; “The webby lace of branches held the moon” turns bare limbs into an intricate textile
Additional Notes
"Webby" is a less common descriptive word here, and in "webby fold-on-fold" it may not be immediately familiar to modern readers.; Found in the poem, A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy
Also Known As
web-like filmy gossamer lacey
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