nubby

English

Etymology

From nub +‎ -y. Compare knobby.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nʌbi/

Adjective

nubby (comparative nubbier, superlative nubbiest)

1. Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
   • 2007, Marie Clayton, The Ultimate A to Z Companion to 1,001 Needlecraft Terms:

     noil A type of silk, sometimes incorrectly called raw silk, with a nubby feel and a low sheen.

2. Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby.
   • 2010, John Leigh Walters, A Very Capable Life: The Autobiography of Zarah Petri, page 170:

     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 [...]

Translations

covered with small knobs — see knobby

nub-like

• Bulgarian: на бучки (na bučki)
• German: noppig, genoppt