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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.
Definition of knobbly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
knobbly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English knob‧bly /ˈnɒbli $ ˈnɑːbli/ (also knobby /ˈnɒbi $ ˈnɑːbi/ American English) adjective with hard parts that stick out from under the surface of something knobbly knees.
(Definition of knobby from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) knobby | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈnɑb·i / Add to word list. having knobs on the surface, or shaped like a knob: knobby knees. (Definition of knobby from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
The meaning of KNOBBLY is having very small knobs. How to use knobbly in a sentence.
Define knobbly. knobbly synonyms, knobbly pronunciation, knobbly translation, English dictionary definition of knobbly. adj , -blier or -bliest having or covered with small knobs; bumpy Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...
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!
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.
