EGAVE

nubby

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
  2. adjective Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby.

Similar words

nubbly tweedy homespun rough unsmooth slubbed knobbly nobbly knubby knubbled

Often followed by

texture fabric wool and brown material tweed silk surface

Word family

nubbier nubbiest

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