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nubbly
or knub·bly
[ nuhb-lee ]
/ ˈnʌb li /
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adjective, nub·bli·er, nub·bli·est.
full of small protuberances.
in the form of small lumps.
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How to use nubbly in a sentence
Back then, visitors — some in long skirts and petticoats — liked to scramble around on the island’s nubbly boulders, Bench told me.
Don’t call it relaxation. On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating.|Jen Rose Smith|September 10, 2021|Washington PostSo he said to the 'Stute Fish, 'This man is very nubbly, and besides he is making me hiccough.
Just So Stories|Rudyard KiplingThe American altogether forgot his speech at Nubbly Creek, and found the aristocrat's society to be very pleasant.
He Knew He Was Right|Anthony TrollopeBut he did not wash any gems out of his shock of little nubbly curls.
A Dash from Diamond City|George Manville Fenn