nubbly

American  

[nuhb-lee] / ˈnʌb li /

Or knubbly

adjective

nubblier, nubbliest

1. full of small protuberances.

2. in the form of small lumps.

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Etymology

Origin of nubbly

First recorded in 1820–30; nubble + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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nubbly nubbliest

That sweet, nubbly crunch against the silkiness below—it’s like jewelry for dessert.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025

The sloth’s nubbly nylon “fur” does the scrubbing, its front paws grasp a handy hanging cord and a wan, stitched-in half smile serves as a reminder that the scullery duty is only temporary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

If mystery writers need to evoke all the nubbly uniqueness of a particular city or landscape or character, historians need to underline the myriad and memorable ways that the past is a foreign country.

From Slate ● May 21, 2023

My description thus far makes this sound like a clash-of-civilizations novel, or a techno nail-biter, something out of Neal Stephenson or Stephen King, but it doesn’t read that way: It’s more nubbly.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2022

Underneath the coat he sees that she is wearing a nubbly gray suit, with large buttons on the jacket and a bell-shaped skirt that stops short of her knees.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Every fossil, from a fearsome skull to the nubbliest little metatarsal, is an irreplaceable data point in science’s constantly evolving understanding of the roughly 165 million years dinosaurs spent on this planet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022