nubby
2
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈnʌbi/
- The sparse grouping of an antique sink and a cupboard between the sofa and chairs upholstered in nubby brown wool gave the place a homey feel.
- nubby fabric
- nubby sweater
- nubby carpet
Examples
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The nubby white sofa cushions prickled the backs of my legs because I was wearing shorts.
Fiction book (1992) -
The bedspreads were a pink, nubby material.
Fiction book (1990) -
Of course it was, she could feel the nubby material of his sweater on the back of her neck.
Fiction book (1994) -
Miguel pulls a nubby, plaid blanket from his pack.
Fiction book (2000) -
A large VIP lounge with mahogany tables and comfortable chairs upholstered in nubby blue fabric?
Fiction book (1991) -
I only took a little bit, since my true desire was to be at home, sitting on my nubby green sofa, deliciously on the verge of falling asleep.
Fiction book (1997) -
She chose a sleeveless periwinkle dress of rough, nubby silk and slipped it from the hanger.
Fiction book (1992) -
I leaned back onto the seat's nubby fabric and picked up the liner notes to Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, which I had found on the floorboard of the date's car.
Fiction book (2000) -
The nubby carpet and high-backed vinyl chairs, along with the barren cleanliness, seem designed to discourage or deny suffering.
Fiction book (2001) -
The cozy blanket is made of a soft, nubby fabric that feels great against the skin.
Synonyms
5
5.8
Something that has small rounded bumps like a potato
2
8.0
A cloth that has small raised bumps on its surface
1
6.9
Of cloth with a rough, thick surface like wool
1
9.1
A surface with small raised bumps like a rough sweater
1
9.0
Fabric with a rough, uneven surface made by thick, irregular threads
1
8.4
Having small rounded lumps on the surface that you can feel
How Bumpy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nubby comes from nub meaning 'a small lump' and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So something nubby has many little bumps or tufts you can feel, like a rough wool blanket.