nubbly

adjective

nub·​bly

variants or less commonly knubbly

ˈnəb(ə)lē, 

-li

-er/-est

1

: having or like nubbles : knobby, lumpy

nubbly steel walls

—R. M. Hodesh

sharp, nubbly grains provide more cutting points

—advertisement

little nubbly reefs

—D. C. Peattie

a nubbly magenta carpet

—Alexander Laing

2

: nubby sense 2

Word History

Etymology

nubble or knubble + -ly

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