bobblyadj.
/ˈbɒbli/ colloquial.
Jumpy, uneven; knobbly.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective]
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective]
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1909 Westm. Gaz. 1 Feb. 12/2 The hard ground, the bobbly putting, and all the other horrors of golf in frosty weather.
1921 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 3/1 The fully-opened door revealed the white coat and bobbly trousers of a veritable bed-room steward.
1969 P. Dickinson Pride of Heroes 51 The first-floor windows mirrored one bobbly cloudlet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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