garbley

English

Adjective

garbley (comparative more garbley, superlative most garbley)

1. Alternative form of garbly.
   • 1998, Malachy McCourt, A Monk Swimming: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Hyperion, →ISBN, page 31:

     I urged Josh to speed up, but he only laughed that grating, garbley, evil-sounding laugh of his, whilst thoroughly enjoying my discomfiture.

   • 2016, Daniel José Older, “Skin Like Porcelain Death”, in Salsa Nocturna: A Bone Street Rumba Collection, Naperville, Ill.: JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc., →ISBN, page 79:

     Riley speaks but it just sounds garbley to me. He’s looking at the park spirit. Then the spirit says something garbley to Riley.

   • 2021, J. A. Bouma, chapter 6, in Apocalypse Rising (End Times Chronicles; season 2, episode 3), Grand Rapids, Mich.: EmmausWay Press, →ISBN:

     There was a garbley mess of incoherent speech before the screen shook and Father Jim disappeared off-stage.

Derived terms

• garbley gook