nuggety

/ (ˈnʌɡɪtɪ) /

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adjective

of or resembling a nugget

Australian and NZ informal (of a person) thickset; stocky

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Words nearby nuggety

nugacity, nugae, nugatory, nuggar, nugget, nuggety, nuisance, nuisance ground, nuisance tax, Nuits-Saint-Georges, NUJ

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How to use nuggety in a sentence

On another occasion a particularly nuggety patient had broken the rules, and becoming troublesome was ordered back to his ward.
The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt|James W. Barrett
But when we find large nuggety masses of high carat gold in the beds of dead rivers, another origin has to be sought.
Getting Gold|J. C. F. Johnson