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adjective
- 1. having lumps which give a misshapen appearance: "knobbly knees"
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adjective. mainly UK (also nobbly) uk / ˈnɒb. ə l.i / us / ˈnɑː.b ə li / (US usually knobby) Add to word list. having lumps (= raised areas) on the surface: knobbly knees / elbows. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rough, irregular and uneven. abrasion. abrasiveness. arrhythmic. bumpy. jaggedly. jaggy. jerky. pockmarked. raggedly.
The meaning of KNOBBLY is having very small knobs. How to use knobbly in a sentence.
adjective. mainly UK (also nobbly) us / ˈnɑː.b ə li / uk / ˈnɒb. ə l.i / (US usually knobby) Add to word list. having lumps (= raised areas) on the surface: knobbly knees / elbows. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rough, irregular and uneven. abrasion. abrasiveness. arrhythmic. bumpy. jaggedly. jaggy. jerky. pockmarked. raggedly.
Definition of knobbly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that is knobbly or knobby has lumps on it which stick out and make the surface uneven. ...knobbly knees. ...potatoes that are very knobbly and difficult to peel.
If something's lumpy and misshapen, you can describe it as knobbly. Don't throw out those knobbly potatoes from your garden — they're ugly, but they'll taste perfectly fine! If a camper pitches her tent over a bumpy patch of ground, she'll feel all of those knobbly roots and rocks through her sleeping bag later.
1. a hard rounded part standing out from the main part. a bedstead with brass knobs on. bulto, protuberancia. 2. a rounded handle on or for a door or drawer. wooden door-knobs. tirador, pomo. ˈknobbly adjective. having knobs or lumps. a knobbly walking-stick. nudoso. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ˈknobbly definition: having or covered with small knobs; bumpy. See examples of ˈKNOBBLY used in a sentence.
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Having or covered with lumps or knobs; knotty. Webster's New World. Having a covering of small knobs. Wiktionary. Synonyms: knobby. Other Word Forms of Knobbly. Adjective. Base Form: knobbly. Comparative: knobblier. Superlative: knobbliest. Knobbly Sentence Examples. Van de Saar was left standing on knobbly knees.
