hubbly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hubbly
1865–70, perhaps hub (in the sense of protuberance) + -ly; cognate with Dutch hobbelig rugged
Example Sentences
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The auto was evidently picking its way along the hubbly road in second gear.
From Pee-Wee Harris by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
Burns had stopped short in the middle of the hubbly, half-frozen street they were crossing.
From Red Pepper Burns by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
It was quite dark when Tom scrambled down and, with his heart beating rapidly, stole cautiously across the hubbly ground toward the dilapidated brush fence which enclosed the place.
From Tom Slade with the Boys Over There by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
It was hubbly and grass-covered and one side of it had a kind of ragged edge.
From Pee-Wee Harris Adrift by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
I've rode twelve miles over a hubbly road an' waited 'round here all day, jest t' hear a spear o' female grass screech, an' see a pint bottle o' water busted!
From Vesty of the Basins by Greene, Sarah P. McLean
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