Knobby
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɒbi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Knobby is an adjective meaning Resembling a knob.
Meaning
Resembling a knob.
More Meanings
- Having many knobs or knob-like projections.
Example Sentences
The baby kicked energetically. She caressed a knobby knee or elbow.
The oldest surface identified has a crater retention age N(l) 230,000 and is found below the knobby terrain (K).
Further evidence for the correlation of basin structures arises from the spatial relation in both basins of the massifs to the associated knobby terrain.
They appeared, upon section, like wedge-shaped, knobby formations, penetrating into the placenta fetalis, and were thus found in three places ; the smallest was 3 mm. and the largest was 15 mm. in diameter.
Word Forms
- knobbier
- knobbiest
Synonyms for knobby
Depending on context, synonyms include unshapely, knobbly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knobbly, unshapely, bosselated, knoblike, knucklelike, nublike.
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