marbly
Like variegated stone
Marbly describes something resembling marble in appearance or texture—having the veined, swirled patterns or cool smooth surface associated with the stone.
The cheese had a marbly look from the blue veins running through it.
The word is informal and relatively uncommon, more likely to appear in casual description than formal writing.
Marked with linear channels
- streakedMarked with bands
- swirledMoved in curves
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
striated · patterned · speckled · clouded · banded · marbleized · multicolored · rippled
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- quarriedExtracted from open pit
- carvedCut to create form
- sculptedShaped into art
- countertopFlat kitchen work surface
tile · flooring · slab · inlay · mosaic · classical · architectural · monumental
veined
Marked with linear channels
- streakedMarked with bands
- swirledMoved in curves
- variegatedMarked with different colors
mottled · striated · patterned · speckled · clouded · banded · marbleized · multicolored · rippled · feathered
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
countertop · tile · flooring · slab · inlay · mosaic · classical · architectural · monumental · stately
swirled
Moved in curves
pigment · bookbinding · endpapers · decorative · Turkish · Japanese · bath · comb · raked · feathered
swirled
Moved in curves
bacon · pork · interlaced · tender · juicy · flavorful · rich · buttery · premium · grade
marblyuniform
Identical throughout
solid · plain · monochrome · monochromatic · even
- marble runTrack for rolling spheres
- lose one's marblesGo insane
- marble cakeSwirl-patterned baked confection
- lost one's marbles
- all the marblesTotal stakes in competition
- losing your marbles