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NUBBY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nubby mean?
• NUBBY (adjective)
The adjective NUBBY has 1 sense:
1. of textiles; having a rough surface
Familiarity information: NUBBY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: nubbier
Superlative: nubbiest
Superlative: nubbiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of textiles; having a rough surface
Synonyms:
homespun; nubbly; nubby; slubbed; tweedy
Context example:
a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Derivation:
nub (a small lump or protuberance)
nubbiness (looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth))
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