Knucklesome
//ˈnʌkəlsəm// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly.
"He was wearing his high school ring, a Florida ring, an ugly garnet stone with a turd shape engraved on it—a manatee, the high school mascot— which caused Kiwi to look down at his own naked, knucklesome fingers in alarm."
Example
More examples"He was wearing his high school ring, a Florida ring, an ugly garnet stone with a turd shape engraved on it—a manatee, the high school mascot— which caused Kiwi to look down at his own naked, knucklesome fingers in alarm."
Etymology
From knuckle + -some.
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