pebbly

[peb-lee]

adjective

1. having or covered with pebbles.

   the pebbly beach at Nice.

2. (of a texture, design, etc.) having a granular or pebbled surface.

   shoes with a pebbly finish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pebbly¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; pebble + -y ¹

Example Sentences

To make dal feels like an alchemical feat, watching the pebbly lentils turn creamy, starchy and golden with turmeric.

From Seattle Times

The pebbly scrap, which is no larger than a human fingernail, most likely belonged to an ancient reptile and provides rare insight into the evolution of skin.

From New York Times

As for the pebbly cookies, Trader Joe’s simply said it got a heads-up of “potential foreign material” by a supplier.

From Washington Times

In the middle, though, a stream rushes around elderberry trees growing out of pebbly islets, hinting at what the river might have looked like before Spanish settlers arrived.

From Los Angeles Times

Sudanese nomads tap the pebbly, amber-colored gum from acacia trees, which is then refined and packaged throughout the country.

From Reuters

Related Words

• craggy 
• jagged 
• rough