as in nubbly
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven
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Recent Examples of nubby
Microfiber absorbs four times more moisture than cotton and the nubby texture grabs and holds onto soil until it is washed away.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Its nubby texture and vibration settings feel great after a long day of standing, walking, and generally running around.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
Vince Fair Isle v-neck cardigan $425 NORDSTROM Vince’s nubby gray and white V-neck button-up is perfectly muted.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Fingscheidt weaves all these elements into this nubby cloth of a movie, one that avoids many of the clichés of addiction-recovery stories while also acknowledging the reasons those clichés exist in the first place.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Its nubby texture and vibration settings feel great after a long day of standing, walking, and generally running around.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
Vince Fair Isle v-neck cardigan $425 NORDSTROM Vince’s nubby gray and white V-neck button-up is perfectly muted.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Fingscheidt weaves all these elements into this nubby cloth of a movie, one that avoids many of the clichés of addiction-recovery stories while also acknowledging the reasons those clichés exist in the first place.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nubby
Adjective
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The only potential pitfall to be mindful of is a lumpy filling.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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This leads to odd, lumpy nuclei with exaggerated shapes, known as gnocchi.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Its thick plastic outer casing is impervious to flex.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Conversely, smog, cloud cover, and thicker ozone layers limit the amount of UV radiation that reaches the skin.6 Locations further from the equator at higher altitudes experience less sunlight in the winter and more in the summer.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
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In this new era of style focused heavily on wearability, consumer’s are attracted to the brand’s use of tactical details such as elasticated laces and chunky outsoles—details initially designed purely for athletic function but are now being incorporated into user’s everyday attire.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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This stylish retro camera harks back to Olympus's earlier 35mm film models and features black and silver coloring, manual dials and a chunky hand grip for one-handed use.—
Rowena Cockett,
Space.com,
26 May 2025
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“Nubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubby. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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