Knobby
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling a knob.
"They appeared, upon section, like wedge-shaped, knobby formations, penetrating into the placenta fetalis, and were thus found in three places ; the smallest was 3 mm. and the largest was 15 mm. in diameter."
- 2 Having many knobs or knob-like projections.
"The large open leaves and large knobby leaves were picked out by hand, and formed the finest sort of "hyson skin" (known commercially as pretty good bloom, brightish hyson kind mixed, knobby leaf); the remaining leaves were hyson."
- 1 having knobs wordnet
Example
More examples"They appeared, upon section, like wedge-shaped, knobby formations, penetrating into the placenta fetalis, and were thus found in three places ; the smallest was 3 mm. and the largest was 15 mm. in diameter."
Etymology
From knob + -y.
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