hubbly

[ huhb-lee ]

/ ˈhʌb li /

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adjective

of uneven surface; rough: hubbly ice; a hubbly road.

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Origin of hubbly

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

Words nearby hubbly

Hubble, Edwin, Hubble's constant, Hubble's law, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble telescope, hubbly, hubbub, hubby, hubcap, Hubei, Hubel

How to use hubbly in a sentence

Burns had stopped short in the middle of the hubbly, half-frozen street they were crossing.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond
It was hubbly and grass-covered and one side of it had a kind of ragged edge.
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The auto was evidently picking its way along the hubbly road in second gear.
Pee-wee Harris|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
It is broad and inviting at first, but toward the finish it is rough, and hubbly, and painful to travel.
Frank Merriwell's Backers|Burt L. Standish

He did not bother hunting for the tracks in the hubbly ground, but made straight for the tree.
Tom Slade at Temple Camp|Percy K. Fitzhugh