nubby

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nubby

/nʌbi/ UK

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From nub + -y. Compare knobby.

adjective nubbier · nubbiest

Knobbly; covered with small knobs. noil A type of silk, sometimes incorrectly called raw silk, with a nubby feel and a low sheen.
Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby. Xavier (Unknown Fan #1): Excuse me, miss. I seem to have lost my way. Could you point me in the right direction? Stranger (Unknown Fan #2): Well, shoot, stranger. My pointin' days are long gone, what with these prosthetic limbs and all. Xavier: What the hell? Who transformed your form, messed with y

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adj nub-like

Deutsch	noppig, genoppt

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@misc{nubby_2026,
  title = {nubby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nubby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}