knucklesomeadj.
/ˈnʌk(ə)lsəm/ rare.
Having prominent knuckles. Also transferred.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] > having (a) protuberance(s)
boukedc1300
knuckledc1400
cloggy1597
mammillated1744
bossy1812
bunchy1824
knucklesome1919
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [adjective] > bone at finger-joint
knuckly1870
white-knuckled1872
knucklesome1919
1919 W. De Morgan Old Madhouse xx. 306 That young woman was bony and knucklesome.
1922 C. E. Montague Disenchantment xii. 170 The twisty valley and knucklesome banks of the Somme.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
<
adj.1919