nubbly
Americanadjective
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full of small protuberances.
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in the form of small lumps.
Etymology
Origin of nubbly
Example Sentences
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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
The treetops are so tight against each other that the land appears to be clothed in a sweater of nubbly yarn.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2018
She flexed her toes in her little leather slippers, reveling in the familiar feel of them on her feet, bouncing on her nubbly rubber soles, fearless and eager.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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
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