cobbly

7.1

A street or path covered with round stones that is hard to walk on

adjective
/ˈkɑːbli/

: pavimentado

The landscape was dotted with cobbly stones that created an uneven walking surface.

Examples

After the rain, the path became very cobbly and hard to walk on.
The old town had many cobbly streets that made it difficult to ride a bicycle.
My family reconstituted from disaster; I drove on down, or rather, let the car meander around cobbly streets practically of its own volition until I had to shift gears a few times to park in front of the bodega.

Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

stony

vscobbly

7 2.7

Ground that is full of rocks

refers specifically to uneven surfaces caused by larger rounded paving stones

pebbly

vscobbly

1 3.2

Covered with many small round stones

has larger, uneven stones rather than small rounded ones

cobblestoned

vscobbly

1 4.3

Covered with small round stones like old streets

is rough and uneven because of larger rounded paving stones

pebbled

vscobbly

1 4.6

A surface covered in many small round bumps like tiny stones

describes roughness from shape rather than actual larger paving stones

shingly

vscobbly

8.5

A surface covered with small stones or pebbles

features larger, fixed paving stones not loose small stones

How Even

cobbly

7.1

bumpy

68 1.0

Surface Forms

cobbly positive

Morphology

cobbly = cobble (transparent) = cobble + y

Direct and regular formation from the noun 'cobble' with the adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'covered with or resembling cobbles'.

Etymology

Cobbly comes from the words cobble and cobblestone, which are small rounded stones used to pave old streets, so imagine walking on many little stones under your feet. That's why something cobbly feels 'uneven' or 'bumpy'.