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nubblier

nubblier is the comparative form of nubbly.

Meaning of nubbly

Adjective

nubbly (comparative nubblier, superlative nubbliest)

  1. Rough or lumpy.
    • She was a little woman, in a bonnet and a black costume. Her bonnet was in its third year; it was a great grievance to Annie. “Mother!” the girl implored, “don’t wear that nubbly little bonnet.”1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Questions about nubblier

What is nubblier the comparative form of?
Nubblier is the comparative form of nubbly.

Words near nubblier in the dictionary

  1. nubble
  2. nubbled
  3. nubbles
  4. nubblet
  5. nubblets
  6. nubblier
  7. nubbliest
  8. nubbling
  9. nubbly
  10. nubby
  11. nubcake

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