hubbly

[ huhb-lee ]

adjective

1. of uneven surface; rough:

   hubbly ice; a hubbly road.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hubbly¹

1865–70, Americanism; perhaps hub (in the sense of protuberance) + -ly; cognate with Dutch hobbelig rugged

Example Sentences

Burns had stopped short in the middle of the hubbly, half-frozen street they were crossing.

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It was hubbly and grass-covered and one side of it had a kind of ragged edge.

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The auto was evidently picking its way along the hubbly road in second gear.

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It is broad and inviting at first, but toward the finish it is rough, and hubbly, and painful to travel.

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He did not bother hunting for the tracks in the hubbly ground, but made straight for the tree.

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