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Nubby

//nʌbi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Knobbly; covered with small knobs.

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

  2. 2
    Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby.

    "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 [...]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of textiles; having a rough surface wordnet

Etymology

From nub + -y. Compare knobby.

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