knubblyadj.
/ˈnʌbli/, U.S. /ˈnəbl̩i/ Full of or covered with small knobs, lumps, or protuberances; = nubbly adj.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] > having (a) protuberance(s) > having knobbles or knots
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1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. II. xxxv. 15 Where there are pebbles, the surface of the rock is rendered knubbly and rough by their rounded projections.
1848 Lady's Newspaper 13 May 388/2 To the right of its verdant and exceedingly knubbly courtyard runs a long low building.
1883 Good Words Nov. 711/2 The grand old gnarled knubbly beech.
1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars iv. 55 Three big knubbly cudgels.
1917 W. J. Locke Red Planet xxi. 277 He held out his hand, a dirty, knubbly, ragged-nailed hand.
1939 ‘A. Bridge’ Four-part Setting vii. 79 Two loose knubbly little cushions.
1971 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 19 Aug. 2 a/7 If the city would use a residential type, knubbly pavement on Ocean Drive, many wet weather accidents could be prevented.
2015 Observer (Nexis) 21 Aug. (Life & Style section) A sort of beetroot hummus, spiked with mint, whipped not to a smooth paste but left slightly knubbly and coarse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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