nubby
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 5
/nʌbi/
Definition of nubby
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
“noil A type of silk, sometimes incorrectly called raw silk, with a nubby feel and a low sheen.”
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adj
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Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
“noil A type of silk, sometimes incorrectly called raw silk, with a nubby feel and a low sheen.”
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Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby.
“Now we are sitting in a circle and each is given a stenographer's pad, the kind with the spring spine, and a nubby pencil, a pencil of quarter size so it can't be used as a weapon [...]”
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Etymology
From nub + -y. Compare knobby.
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