nubby

nub

N0184000 (nŭb)n.1. A protuberance or knob.2. A small lump.3. The essence; the core: the nub of a story.

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[Variant of knub, probably from Low German knubbe, from Middle Low German, variant of knobbe.]

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nub′by adj.

nubby

(ˈnʌbɪ) adjhaving small lumps or protuberances; knobbly

nub•by

(ˈnʌb i)

adj. -bi•er, -bi•est. having nubs; knobby or lumpy.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

nubby - of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"homespun, nubbly, slubbed, tweedyrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"