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knobbly

knobbly adjective: having a covering of small knobs.

Adjective

knobbly (comparative knobblier, superlative knobbliest)

  1. Having a covering of small knobs.

Forms of knobbly

comparativeknobblier
superlativeknobbliest

Origin of knobbly

From knobble + -y.

Words formed from knobbly

Words that rhyme with knobbly

Questions about knobbly

What does knobbly mean?
Knobbly means having a covering of small knobs.
What part of speech is knobbly?
Knobbly is an adjective.

Words near knobbly in the dictionary

  1. knobblier
  2. knobblies
  3. knobbliest
  4. knobbliness
  5. knobbling
  6. knobbly
  7. knobby
  8. knobby seahorse
  9. knobby seahorses
  10. knobby-kneed
  11. knobcone

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