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Synonyms

knobby

American  
[nob-ee] / ˈnɒb i /

adjective

knobbier, knobbiest
  1. full of or covered with knobs.

    the knobby trunk of a tree.

  2. shaped like a knob.


knobby British  
/ ˈnɒbɪ /

adjective

  1. having or covered with small knobs; knobbly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of knobby

First recorded in 1535–45; knob + -y 1


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He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“That’s good,” he said, before pointing a knobby finger at me.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024

On a recent drive north of Sacramento, I spotted a row of knobby peaks that looked more like a children’s book illustration than real-life mountains.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

The spike proteins, which form the knobby protrusions coming off the main body of the virus, are like a key that the virus uses to unlock our cells, which is how a new infection begins.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023

His finger rose six inches to the knobby beginning of a branch.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

He says that the horn-encrusted brow of T. imperator consisted of spindle-shaped lumps while T. rex’s horns were knobbier.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

He looked larger and knobbier than ever and, if anything, more embarrassed.

From At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch

The Martian was a twisting, squirming, raging, biting, clawing, kicking wild tangle of knobby knees and knobbier elbows.

From The Next Time We Die by Robert Moore Williams

With an unerring eye the vendor pounced on the smallest and knobbiest apple in the tray and offered that.

From The Deaves Affair by Hulbert Footner

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