nubbly

Everyday

Covered with small lumps or bumps; lumpy and knobbly to touch. tree →

In the lessons

A rare, playful word used by writers to describe texture, such as nubbly wool, nubbly tree bark or a nubbly animal skin; in the Just So Stories Kipling likes funny describing words like this. From «nub», a small lump. In science lessons on materials we describe textures: smooth, rough, bumpy, nubbly.

Examples

• The old sweater was made of nubbly wool. tree →
• The crocodile's back felt nubbly. tree →
• Tree bark is rough and nubbly. tree →
• The toad's skin was dry and nubbly. tree →
• I like the nubbly cover of this notebook. tree →
• The rocks on the beach were nubbly with barnacles. tree →

Note

Rare and informal. Close words: knobbly, bumpy, lumpy.