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knobby

[ nob-ee ]

adjective

, knob·bi·er, knob·bi·est.
  1. full of or covered with knobs:

    the knobby trunk of a tree.

  2. shaped like a knob.


ˈknobby

/ ˈnɒbɪ /

adjective

  1. having or covered with small knobs; knobbly


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Other Words From

  • knobbi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of knobby1

First recorded in 1535–45; knob + -y 1

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Example Sentences

He saw a nose and a little, knobby chin and a bit of pinkish forehead with the pale yellow of hair above.

The knobs on the trunk of a young pine reminded Franz strongly of knobby-kneed young Hertha Bittner.

The rest of his ruddy, knobby countenance, his erratic hair and his general hairy leanness had not even—to my perceptions grown.

Mr. Caslon leaped nimbly to one side and whacked the goat savagely across the back with his knobby stick.

A beggar's sack hangs down over his ragged clothing, his hand holds a knobby stick.

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