knuckly
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7.5
- adjective
- Adam had big, knuckly hands, reflecting long years of hard labor.
- knuckly hands
Examples
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Adam had big, knuckly hands, reflecting long years of hard labor.
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I don't move away when she reaches one knuckly drummer hand behind my neck, pulls me toward her, and kisses my lips.
Fiction book (2002) -
Another Mother for Peace bends over Lydia's cart, grips two potatoes in one knuckly hand.
Fiction book (1991) -
To the right, it lumbers up a rough clay bank held back by rock outcroppings and the knuckly clutches of huge root systems.
Fiction book (1990) -
The first three were black-haired, strapping boys grown into men with laughs that started in their chests, knuckly wrists, and thick, long legs.
Fiction book (1995) -
Another Mother for Peace bends over Lydia's cart, grips two potatoes in one knuckly hand.
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The first three were black-haired, strapping boys grown into men with laughs that started in their chests, knuckly wrists, and thick, long legs.
Synonyms
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5.8
Something that has small rounded bumps like a potato
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Etymology
Knuckly comes from the everyday word knuckle, which names the joint at the base of your finger, and the ending -ly that means 'having' or 'full of'. So, knuckly means 'having' large or noticeable knuckles, a useful image for hands with big, bumpy joints.