nubby
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of nubby
Example Sentences
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“It was a big opportunity to come to America because Korea is very small,” Han says in Korean while continuing to draft with his nubby yellow #2 pencil.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Sy’s attention to physical surfaces — shimmering water, nubby cloth, smooth bark — is particularly adept and helps create a sense of texture so strong you can almost feel it in your hands.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Stone ground mustards bring great flavor and an appealing nubby texture, since some or all of the seeds are left intact or just slightly crushed.
From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023
A nubby gray couch cushion provided the photo backdrop for the Badgley Mischka heels I purchased from Facebook Sinema.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2022
The cowlick on the side of his head sticks up in a nubby devil’s horn.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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