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adjective
(nubbier; -est)
Etymology: nub + 1-y
Date: circa 1876
1. having or being like nubbles
2. having nubs <a nubby knit fabric>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nubby
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nubby — (adj.) 1876, from NUB (Cf. nub) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
nubby — [nub′ē] adj. nubbier, nubbiest covered with small nubs, or lumps; having a rough, knotted surface; nubbly nubbiness n … English World dictionary
nubby — nub ► NOUN 1) (the nub) the crux or central point of a matter. 2) a small lump or protuberance. DERIVATIVES nubby adjective. ORIGIN apparently from dialect knub protuberance , from Low German … English terms dictionary
nubby — /nub ee/, adj. nubbier, nubbiest. having nubs; knobby or lumpy. Also, knubby, nubbed, knubbed. [1875 80; NUB + Y1] * * * … Universalium
nubby — adjective knobbly … Wiktionary
nubby — Synonyms and related words: burled, gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knobby, knoblike, knotted, knotty, knurled, knurly, nappy, nodal, noded, nodiform, nodular, nodulated, noduled, nubbled, nubbly, pily, pitted, shaggy, studded, torose, tubercular,… … Moby Thesaurus
nubby — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lumpy, knotted, studded, knobbed, textured. ANT.: smooth, slick … English dictionary for students
nubby — adj. having nubs; coarse, granular … English contemporary dictionary
nubby — (also nubbly) adjective chiefly US (of fabric) coarse or knobbly in texture. Origin C19: derivative of nubble … English new terms dictionary
nubby — nub·by … English syllables
