knobby
pronunciation
How to pronounce knobby in British English: UK ['nɒbɪ]
How to pronounce knobby in American English: US ['nɒbɪ]
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- Adjective:
- having knobs
Word Origin
- knobby (adj.)
- 1540s, from knob + -y (2). Alternative form knobbly attested from 1859. Related: Knobbiness.
Example
- 1. What does this knobby thing do ?
- 2. I hate her knobby knees .
- 3. For loosely packed terrain consider a knobby tire .
- 4. The surface is now slightly knobby and feels a bit grainy .
- 5. When did you start coming to knobby joints like this ?