as in nubby
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
the walls were painted with a nubbly paint that was supposed to give them an interesting texture
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Adjective
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Take 419, which is one of two made of nubby clinker brick, a medieval look that matches the Gothic arches over the main entrance and the door to a maisonette.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Loloi x Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines Erin Pillow Cover The windowpane design and nubby cotton of this throw pillow cover add dimension to a couch, sofa, or bed.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Does the couch have a tendency to sag or do the cushions feel lumpy?—
Melissa Maria,
Architectural Digest,
27 Aug. 2025
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Government contracts tend to be lumpy and unpredictable, making future growth harder to forecast.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Style it alongside your go-to baggy jeans and chunky earrings, and become the head-turner of the hour.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here, Cole & Son’s Zellige Olive border underlines the chunky moldings in this dining room by interior designer Caitlin Kah.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Because of that, thick fire walls were installed throughout the plant's buildings.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The air was damp and listless and the heat was something to wade through, thick as molasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The side with the brown mascara has thin, precise bristles that helped separate my lashes to look like tiny spider legs rather than a clumpy bowl of cake batter.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The wine should coat the salt but not dissolve it—you're looking for a damp, clumpy texture, not a paste.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Nubbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubbly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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